Fisheries social-ecological systems regularly experience conflicts. In many regions of the world, the way conflicts are dealt with may lead to social transformation resulting from changes in tenure rights. This analysis is focused on the many types of fisheries tenure, access and user rights and reveals that some sort of conflict is present in the majority of them. In the fisheries sector, the primary institutions tasked with conflict resolution are public fisheries management authorities and/or the legal system. We argue that the type of conflict and the chosen conflict resolution strategy have an important role in determining how the fishery and its participants evolve in the future. We highlight the importance of conflicts as triggers of social transformation and discuss the role of institutions in this transition. We present a conflict transformation approach that helps frame the path for transformations that are democratic and entail the balanced representation and participation of all stakeholders.

渔业社会生态系统经常遇到冲突。在世界许多地区，处理权冲突的方式可能会因权属权利的变化而导致社会转型。这项分析着重于多种类型的渔业权属，使用权和使用者权利，并揭示了其中大多数存在某种冲突。在渔业部门，负责解决冲突的主要机构是公共渔业管理当局和/或法律制度。我们认为，冲突的类型和选择的冲突解决策略在决定渔业及其参与者未来的发展方式方面具有重要作用。我们强调了冲突作为社会转型的触发因素的重要性，并讨论了机构在这一过渡中的作用。