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Session

Norms and preferences
Location: Auditorium N: Agnar Sandmo
Session Chair: Subhrendu K. Pattanayak, Duke University

Presentation 2

Fishers’ Preferences for Monitoring Control and Surveillance Systems: A Comparative Study of Kenya and Uganda on Lake Victoria

Pia Pico¹, Philipp Daniel Händel¹, Fonda Jane Awuor², Bwambale Mbilingi³

1: University of Kassel, Germany; 2: Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute; 3: National Fisheries Resources Research Institute

Discussant: Zélie Gankon (University Paris Dauphine)

Managing open-access fisheries effectively remains a significant challenge, particularly for shared resources like Lake Victoria. This study examines fishers' preferences and willingness to pay for Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) systems in Uganda and Kenya through a stated-choice experiment, focusing on key institutional features such as detection rates, corruption levels, and election processes, while also identifying national differences in preferences. The results highlight inter-country differences in MCS preferences. While fishers in both Uganda and Kenya favor landing-site-based MCS systems over the other alternatives, the preferences between the other alternatives differ. While Ugandan fishers do not show significant differences in the preferences between local, national government-led and military-based MCS, Kenyan fishers demonstrate a higher preference for military-based MCS over local or national government-led systems. In Kenya, we also observe a significantly stronger willingness to pay for reduced corruption, enhanced detection rates and directly elected enforcers These findings highlight the significant role of past experiences with MCS in shaping fishers’ preferences, underscoring the need for tailored policy approaches that consider local preferences and contextual realities. Strengthening community-based management structures, combating corruption, and fostering participatory decision-making are critical steps toward achieving sustainable fisheries management in the Lake Victoria region.