Secure sustainable seafood from developing countries

Abstract

Require improvements as conditions for market access

Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

“…For example, given the important influence of markets in our analysis, reef managers, donor organisations, conservation groups, and coastal communities could improve sustainability by developing interventions that dampen the negative influence of markets on reef systems. A portfolio of market interventions, including eco-labelling and sustainable harvesting certifications, fisheries improvement projects, and value chain interventions have been developed within large-scale industrial fisheries to increase access to markets for seafood that is sourced sustainably [21][22][23] . Although there is considerable scope for adapting these interventions to artisanal coral reef fisheries in both local and regional markets, effectively dampening the negative influence of markets may also require developing novel interventions that address the range of ways in which markets can lead to overexploitation.…”

“Buying a Pig in a Poke”: The Problem of Elasmobranch Meat Consumption in Southern Brazil

“…However, some people may continue to eat cação if they are unaware that this word refers to shark meat. Therefore, certification programs such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and eco-labels, may help the consumers to choose more sustainable seafood products (Jacquet and Pauly 2008;Lamendin et al 2015;Sampson et al 2015;Von der Heyden et al 2010) Ecological information provided through educational campaigns can promote long-term changes in people's awareness, environmental knowledge and attitude development (Cooke et al 2013;Farmer et al 2007; Van der Ploeg et al 2010). On the other hand, the failure to engage the public in conservation and management issues can impede efforts to stem the biodiversity loss (Cooke et al 2013).…”

Integrating Science-Based Co-management, Partnerships, Participatory Processes and Stewardship Incentives to Improve the Performance of Small-Scale Fisheries

“…For example, seafood certification systems such as Fair Trade USA and the Marine Stewardship Council programs provide standards, information, training, and (in the case of Fair Trade USA) price premiums to facilitate and incentivize better performance (Gutiérrez et al, 2016). Such programs also provide better market access, in particular access to buyers committed to sourcing sustainable seafood, as do Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) (Bush and Oosterveer, 2015;Sampson et al, 2015). Ideally, science-based management, good fisheries governance, and demand-side strategies that reward good fishery performance are combined to generate strong incentives for continued improvement throughout a fishery's supply chain.…”

“…Ideally, science-based management, good fisheries governance, and demand-side strategies that reward good fishery performance are combined to generate strong incentives for continued improvement throughout a fishery's supply chain. Market access tied to outcome-based performance benchmarks could be used as a powerful driver for fishery improvement (Sampson et al, 2015), which should include the implementation of science-based harvest controls embedded within a good governance system that incentivizes high compliance.…”