Socio-natural dynamics of COGEPOMI plans for diadromous-fish management on the Garonne and Seine rivers

Abstract

By comparing the diadromous fish management committees (COGEPOMI) of the Garonne and Seine river basins, we were able to look at how the biodiversity of migratory species is managed. Focused on fisheries management, the COGEPOMI committees seem reluctant to widen the environmental theme to include migration and thus move away from a simple fisher/fish relationship. This tension is also reflected in the circulation of knowledge for the development of management intended to be sustainable and thus dependent on local socio-natural dynamics.