Committing to socially responsible seafood

Kittinger, John N.; Teh, Lydia C. L.; Allison, Edward H.; Bennett, Nathan; Crowder, Larry B.; Finkbeiner, Elena M.; Hicks, Christina C.; Scarton, Cheryl G.; Nakamura, Katrina; Ota, Yoshitaka; Young, Jhana; Alifano, Aurora; Apel, Ashley; Arbib, Allison; Bishop, Lori; Boyle, Mariah; Cisneros‐Montemayor, Andrés M.; Hunter, Philip; Cornu, Elodie Le; Levine, Max; Jones, Richard S.; Koehn, J. Zachary; Marschke, Melissa; Mason, Julia G.; Micheli, Fiorenza; McClenachan, Loren; Opal, Charlotte; Peacey, Jonathan; Peckham, S. Hoyt; Schemmel, Eva; Solis-Rivera, Vivienne; Swartz, Wilf; Wilhelm, Thorsten

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“…This repugnant problem, however, only represents a small part of the extensive labor and human rights issues (e.g., evictions, unsafe working conditions, child labor, etc.) in global fisheries [46,47].…”

Section: Exclusions and Injustices In Ocean Management And Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The academic literature suggests that equitable management entails that: a) the rights, culture and knowledge of local stakeholders and communities are recognized, b) that procedures build on the ideals of good governance -such as participation, inclusion, transparency, access to justice, accountability, and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), and c) that the benefits and burdens of conservation are mitigated and managed [21,[75][76][77][78]. The social mandate of fisheries is well-established in both national and international policies [46,79,80]. Furthermore, the United Nations FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries, FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure, FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and the ILO Work in Fishing Convention establish the importance of taking human rights, well-being, livelihoods, tenure, food security, working welfare, and participation into account in fisheries management [32,[81][82][83].…”

Section: The Rationale For Just and Inclusive Ocean Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research has a critical role to play in enabling more just conservation and development actions and more inclusive decision-making processes in the oceans [46,100]. Governments, managers, NGOs and funders aim to promote policies that are based on the best available scientific evidence to increase effectiveness and improve outcomes.…”

Section: From Issues To Evidence-based Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Navigating a just and inclusive path towards sustainable oceans

Bennett

2018

Marine Policy

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Abstract:The ocean is the next frontier for many conservation and development activities. Growth in marine protected areas, fisheries management, the blue economy, and marine spatial planning initiatives are occurring both within and beyond national jurisdictions. This mounting activity has coincided with increasing concerns about sustainability and international attention to ocean governance. Yet, despite growing concerns about exclusionary decision-making processes and social injustices, there remains inadequate attention to issues of social justice and inclusion in ocean science, management, governance and funding. In a rapidly changing and progressively busier ocean, we need to learn from past mistakes and identify ways to navigate a just and inclusive path towards sustainability. Proactive attention to inclusive decision-making and social justice is needed across key ocean policy realms including marine conservation, fisheries management, marine spatial planning, the blue economy, climate adaptation and global ocean governance for both ethical and instrumental reasons. This discussion paper aims to stimulate greater engagement with these critical topics. It is a call to action for ocean-focused researchers, policy-makers, managers, practitioners, and funders.

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Section: Exclusions and Injustices In Ocean Management And Governancementioning

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Section: The Rationale For Just and Inclusive Ocean Governancementioning

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Navigating a just and inclusive path towards sustainable oceans

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2018

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“…One of the many activities happening below (or on) the water, is the pursuit of wild capture or farmed fish and seafood. The seafood industry is linked to a number of negative environmental and social impacts, including overfishing, habitat destruction, by-catch and discards, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, labour abuses, unfair distribution of trade benefits and unsafe working conditions (Bailey & Egels-Zandén, 2016;Costello et al, 2016;Kittinger et al, 2017;Marschke & Vandergeest, 2016;Worm, 2016). However, fish and seafood remain one of our planet's most traded food commodities (Asche, Bellemare, Roheim, Smith, & Tveteras, 2015) and much of the power to influence fisheries production practices is thought to be held by so-called downstream value chain actors, such as retailers.…”

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The role of corporate social responsibility in creating a Seussian world of seafood sustainability

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Approaches to counter the overfishing and aquaculture production crisis include those imposed by public governing bodies, as well as those implemented by businesses and non‐governmental organizations (NGOs). In the case of the latter, private actors govern fisheries consumption and production through corporate social responsibility (CSR). In this contribution, we focus on three key tools that businesses are increasingly turning towards in an effort to meet the one particular CSR goal of sustainable seafood sourcing. In this context, the key tools of certifications, fisheries improvement projects (FIPs) and traceability are reviewed, and their potential as well as limits in contributing to continual improvement in pursuit of global seafood sustainability are analyzed. We argue that seafood CSR has created its own whimsical and fantastical world, a Seussian world, in which company image has become more important than sustainability performance. We posit four important barriers that must be overcome to bring seafood CSR back to reality. Specifically, we suggest moving away from the business case for CSR, reducing accessibility barriers for small‐scale and developing world fisheries, reconciling different labels and sustainability concepts, and better recognizing the imperative role of the state in governing fisheries and seafood.

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“…Worker abuse in Thailand's shrimp peeling sheds, for example, exposed how difficult migrant worker abuse can be to uncover (Mason et al 2015). Labour abuse scandals have also surfaced beyond the global South, as recently seen in Ireland, Hawaii, and Taiwan (Kittinger et al 2017). Many Canadian seafood companies seek to employ a highly vulnerable, contingent workforce-justifying this as a way of competing in the global marketplace (Castellanos Contreras and Rebert 2016; Knott and Neis 2017), a trend that is observed worldwide.…”

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Migrant worker experiences in Atlantic Canadian fish processing plants

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Vandergeest³

2018

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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Low‐skilled migrant workers provide an important labour source in Atlantic Canada's seafood industry. This research unpacks the experiences of 22 workers from Thailand and the Philippines working in one Atlantic Canadian seafood processing company. We pay particular attention to migration routes, labour conditions, and worker mobility, along with worker reflections on their experiences landing a Canadian job. We also consider the perceptions of migrant workers among company staff. We argue that despite the various unfreedoms associated with migrant worker programs, migrant workers in this particular facility have demonstrated agency in negotiating the program to their advantages. The success of the workers, however, is contingent on a conjuncture of elements that are not necessarily found elsewhere in the seafood processing industry. Worker experiences, both with other Canadian employers and elsewhere, offer a stark contrast to their current situation: migrant workers often experience significant unfreedoms to gain relatively free working conditions.

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Committing to socially responsible seafood

Abstract: Ocean science must evolve to meet social challenges in the seafood sector

Cited by 123 publications

References 9 publications

Navigating a just and inclusive path towards sustainable oceans

Navigating a just and inclusive path towards sustainable oceans

The role of corporate social responsibility in creating a Seussian world of seafood sustainability

Migrant worker experiences in Atlantic Canadian fish processing plants

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