- Resource System
- Marine coral reef ecosystem
- Resource Units
- Coral reef fish
The Muluk community coral reef fishery is located on the eastern side of Karkar Island off the northern shores of the Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. Karkar Island is a volcanic island with substantial terrestrial resources. The Muluk community consists of 330 people in 50 households, with just 5% depending on fishing as their primary occupation. The original case authors focus on the socioeconomic factors and context which influence the success of marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea.
The case study has subsequently been used in comparative analyses regarding Ostrom's Design Principles (see bibliography).
Rubinos C, Arizona State University.
Anderies JM, Arizona State University.
. 2007. Designing marine reserve to reflect local socioeconomic conditions: lessons from long-enduring customary management systems. Coral Reefs. 26(4):1035-1045.
. 2010. A Review of Design Principles for Community-based Natural Resource Management. Ecology and Society. 15(4):38.
. 2016. Explaining success and failure in the commons: the configural nature of Ostrom’s institutional design principles. International Journal of the Commons. 10(2):417–439.