The specific policy mechanism ensuring 'Adl' (justice) by guaranteeing equitable access and benefit-sharing among diverse stakeholder groups, including small-scale fishers, in national marine resource allocation is a Rights-Based Fisheries Management (RBFM) system that is explicitly designed with socio-economic equity criteria and includes preferential access provisions for small-scale fishers and local communities.
Rights-Based Fisheries Management (RBFM) is a governance approach where the right to harvest marine resources is allocated as secure, enforceable entitlements to individuals, groups, or communities, departing from an open-access fishing environment. These entitlements can manifest as Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs), which grant a share of the total allowable catch, or as Territorial Use Rights in Fisheries (TURFs), which provide exclusive access to designated fishing areas.
'Adl' (justice) in this context is achieved through the intentional structuring and implementation of these rights. Equitable access for diverse stakeholders, including small-scale fishers, is ensured by....
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