Fishery policies that ensure sustainable exploitation of marine benthic resources contribute
to food security, protect them and preserve the social and economic status of dependant
communities (Bene, 2003; World Bank, 2006). In Chile, due to the social and economic
importance of artisanal benthic shellfisheries, there has been a strong political desire to
achieve sustainable exploitation in these fisheries (Castilla and Defeo, 2001). This was
reflected in the 1991 Chilean Fishery and Aquaculture Law (FAL; DS: 430) that regulated�…

Management of the loco (Concholepas concholepas) as a driver for self-governance of
small-scale benthic fisheries in Chile … FAO Fisheries Technical Paper (FAO) … Fisheries
and Aquaculture Management Div., 978-92-5-105897-8, A1497 …