Governance actions to promote resilience are further hampered by fragmented decision jurisdictions (Hanna, 2008). It includes guidance and directives on economic, social, biological, ecological and governmental matters. Who is a policy maker varies according to the particular political and legal context of a fishery. Over a variety of different political and legal contexts the implicit goal of fishery policy is to increase the resilience and adaptive capacity of the fishery, fishing industry, fishing communities and fishery governance.