In Asia, the fisheries sector is important in terms of food security, livelihoods and foreign exchange earnings. However, as in many parts of the world, there are signs that capture fisheries are fully exploited or overfished. Management of fisheries in the region is often hampered by lack of...

This volume contains the paper presented in a panel session on Conflicts, competition and Cooperation in the Mekong Commons: Feeding People and Protecting Natural Resources, during the Seventh Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property entitled Crossing...