Factors Influencing Small-Scale Fishers’ Individual Perceived Wellbeing Satisfaction in Southern Benin

In southern Benin, the rapid growth of demographics and need for fishery products have forced public managers to adopt various management measures in face anti-ecological methods used by fishers; however, these strategies are often formulated independent from context. These not remained without consequence on daily lives fishers. This paper examines factors influencing fishers’ individual perceived wellbeing satisfaction using social-ecological system framework. Data 205 small-scale demographic information, perception job, governance subsystems were collected analysed use an ordered logistic regression. The results demonstrate that job ownership water bodies (in contradiction Ostrom’s advocation commons management) affected satisfaction. Fishers likely value ownerships, affecting their mainly South East. prohibition certain fishing gear decreases wellbeing, indicating attachment these. Therefore, question remains as whether or scenarios eco-sustainability artisanal fisheries can be managed same manner those related urban dwellers sector. is particular reference line between land property rights, state, rights bodies, fishers, state.