Table 2. Rules and levels of compliance before and after entrance of roving bandits†.
Rule Type | Compliance Time A (Before) | Compliance Time B (After) |
Resource-based rules | ||
Snail fishing banned May-July | 1 | 5 |
Fishing banned within reserve network | 1 | 5 |
Monitoring rules | ||
Participation in monitoring | 1 | 5 |
Financial support for monitoring | 1 | 5 |
Administrative rules | ||
Participation in all meetings | 1 | 4 |
Monthly financial contribution | 2 | 5 |
Providing paperwork necessary for the cooperative | 2 | 2 |
Compliance levels based on percentage of fishers known to have broken the rule at least once: 1 = very low (<10%), 2 = low (10–40%), 3 = moderate (41–60%), 4 = high (61–90%), 5 = very high (>90%). Time A = June 2001–May 2004, Time B = first six months (June–November 2004) after entrance of roving bandits.