Dr. Rashid Sumaila of the University of British Columbia, Dr. John Parks of Marine Management Systems, and Sally Yozell of the Stimson Center were invited speakers. Participants acknowledged there is a lack of consensus on how to define fisheries conflict, and what are the drivers and consequences. The symposium was led by Dr. Sarah Glaser of Secure Fisheries and Dr. James Watson of Oregon State University. Said Glaser, “Fisheries conflicts begin as small sparks; some fizzle out, but others grow. We don’t understand what conditions cause some fisheries conflicts to snowball, while others don’t. Our goal, as researchers, is to understand the causes and consequences of fisheries conflicts to better guide policy interventions and reduce the likelihood of conflict in the future.”
