From Blue Economy to Blue Communities: reorienting aquaculture expansion for community wellbeing

Campbell, Lisa M.; Fairbanks, Luke; Murray, Grant; Stoll, Joshua S.; D’Anna, Linda; Bingham, Julia A.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104361

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“…Failure to address the diverse and dynamic nature of SSFA risks jeopardizing their persistence and the food systems of which they are part. While the viability of SSFA appears key for equitable and sustainable food systems 10 , 'blue economy' narratives 11,12 grounded in expansion of capital-intensive fisheries, transnational investments and offshore mariculture have gained traction in national and international policy debates. These narratives tend to further homogenize SSFA as dysfunctional, vulnerable and/or marginal, and give preference to industrial over small-scale modes of production 10,11 .…”

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Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems

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Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (SSFA) provide livelihoods for over 100 million people and sustenance for ~1 billion people, particularly in the Global South. Aquatic foods are distributed through diverse supply chains, with the potential to be highly adaptable to stresses and shocks, but face a growing range of threats and adaptive challenges. Contemporary governance assumes homogeneity in SSFA despite the diverse nature of this sector. Here we use SSFA actor profiles to capture the key dimensions and dynamism of SSFA diversity, reviewing contemporary threats and exploring opportunities for the SSFA sector. The heuristic framework can inform adaptive governance actions supporting the diversity and vital roles of SSFA in food systems, and in the health and livelihoods of nutritionally vulnerable people-supporting their viability through appropriate policies whilst fostering equitable and sustainable food systems.

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“…Much of this governance is based at the farm level and has a focus on environmental regulation (Bush et al, 2019). There is, however, significant opportunity within the aquaculture industry and its associated governance to address issues of human rights and gender equality (Gopal et al, 2020;Graham and D'Andrea, 2021), community well-being (Campbell et al, 2021), and stakeholder intervention (Krause et al, 2020).…”

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Defining Nature-Based Solutions Within the Blue Economy: The Example of Aquaculture

Hughes

2021

Front. Mar. Sci.

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The concepts of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and the Blue Economy (BE) are two prominent sustainability frameworks at the forefront of policy dialogues. However, investment within the BE has been slowed by the lack of a sufficiently robust operational definition. This lack of definition reduces investor confidence and impacts adoption by policy makers and practitioners. By considering the overlap between the two sustainability frameworks it is possible to identify specific sectors and activities within the BE that also fit the operationalised criteria for NbS. Undertaking this process for one sector of the BE (aquaculture) has provided evidence that aquaculture activities, if planned and operated within the criteria, would qualify as NbS and as such may unlock financing for the provision of ecosystem services.

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“…This ‘people‐policy gap’ – the gap in knowledge exchange between policy makers and people who depend on aquaculture for food security, nutritional security, employment or other benefits – can create disparities and inequities in the benefits accrued from mariculture development 55,56 . As the push for mariculture expansion continues, policy and governance can play critical roles not only in maximizing the benefits of the industry's economic growth, but also ensuring equity, social justice, nutritional security and collective well‐being within the coastal communities in which mariculture takes place 52,54,57 …”

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Diverse state‐level marine aquaculture policy in the United States: Opportunities and barriers for industry development

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Reviews in Aquaculture

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Marine aquaculture (mariculture) plays a relatively small role in the United States’ domestic seafood production, despite considerable scope for industry development and high volumes of imported farmed seafood resulting in a significant trade deficit. Currently, most mariculture in the United States occurs in nearshore waters or land‐based tanks and is regulated and guided using state‐level policy, with a relative absence of national coordinating mechanisms to link the patchwork of state policies. There is no comprehensive evaluation showing how different state policies may be enabling or impeding mariculture development. In response, we provide the first systematic overview of state‐level mariculture policy for the 23 coastal marine states in the United States. We compiled information for 16 aquaculture and mariculture policy attributes, including legislation, regulations and management characteristics, particularly those that could enable mariculture development. We found considerable heterogeneity in how states govern and regulate mariculture. As examples, 48% of states have an aquaculture development act, 35% have spatial zoning specifically for mariculture and only 26% have a government‐provided mariculture best management practices document. We examined the relationship between enabling policies and metrics of mariculture output (e.g. production value, number of farms), and while the effect of enabling policy is often equivocal, certain features stand out as important (e.g. government‐provided best management practices). Overall, this policy synthesis suggests approaches that may be influential in enabling mariculture development, which could inform new state‐level policies, an effective overarching federal policy in the United States, or policies in other countries seeking to support an expanded mariculture industry.

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From Blue Economy to Blue Communities: reorienting aquaculture expansion for community wellbeing

Cited by 53 publications

References 26 publications

Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems

Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems

Defining Nature-Based Solutions Within the Blue Economy: The Example of Aquaculture

Diverse state‐level marine aquaculture policy in the United States: Opportunities and barriers for industry development

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