2018-09-092018-09-092018Maritime Studies, on line first 16 July [open access]1872-7859https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/682Poverty alleviation and resource governance are inextricably related. Mainstream resource management has been typically criticized by social scientists for the inherent power imbalances between fishery managers and small-scale fishing communities. Yet, while a number of mechanisms of collective action to address these power imbalances have been developed, they remain undertheorized. This paper builds upon first-hand experience of the authors in assisting the community of Biacou to strengthen the resource management role of a local ban called Tara bandu, as well as a qualitative study conducted one year after its implementation.application/pdfJournal Articlehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-018-0093-9