Social equity and benefits as the nexus of a transformative Blue Economy: A sectoral review of implications

Cisneros‐Montemayor, Andrés M.; Moreno-Báez, Marcia; Voyer, Michelle; Allison, Edward H.; Cheung, William W. L.; Hessing‐Lewis, Margot; Oyinlola, Muhammed A.; Singh, Gerald G.; Swartz, Wilf; Ota, Yoshitaka

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103702

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“…This imbalance is important to understand. Recent research highlights the urgency for ocean governance transformations, such as initiatives within the Blue Economy, to not only consider economic growth and environmental sustainability but to have social equity at the forefront and center (Pauly, 2018;Bennett et al, 2019;Cisneros-Montemayor et al, 2019). This means that if securing a just space for SSF in the economic development of our oceans is the goal, as Cohen et al (2019) rightfully argue, it is critical to understand the distribution of current government support to this fishery sub-sector.…”

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The Global Fisheries Subsidies Divide Between Small- and Large-Scale Fisheries

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The Global Fisheries Subsidies Divide Between Small- and Large-Scale Fisheries

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“…The rhetoric of a “Blue Economy” that would combine economic growth with sustainable uses of marine resources is increasingly finding its way into the national and international agendas and policies (Claudet et al, 2020). Yet this is unfolding in a complex and uncertain governance seascape, and concerns have been raised over conflicting interpretations of what the blue economy really entails, and who it is supposed to benefit (Cisneros‐Montemayor et al, 2019). The OBP framework we propose here presents significant advances that go far beyond the state of the art by (a) defining a set of unifying enabling conditions and multiple drivers which helps to catalyze governance strategies and transformative changes towards safe and equal marine SES, (b) analyzing aquaculture, industrial and small‐scale fisheries and (c) providing the conditions for which quantitative and qualitative information (e.g., catches, prices, number of vessels, etc.)…”

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Linking Ocean's Benefits to People (OBP) with Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs)

Belgrano

Villasante

2020

Population Ecology

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The fundamental challenge of the inclusion of the human dimension of the oceans in the Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs) provides an opportunity for a transdisciplinary approach to create synergies between the current research by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the Intergovernmental Science‐Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). We have highlighted the importance of ocean inequality as a critical aspect to consider to unlock current barriers to integrate social sciences in marine integrated assessments. To create bridges between them, we develop an Ocean's Benefits to People (OBP) framework that embraces the blue economy, equity, the UN SDGs goals and support an Ecosystem‐Based Management (EBM) for the oceans.

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“…As space on land becomes increasingly crowded and terrestrial resources reach their sustainable limits, the ocean will play a key role in providing goods and services for global populations (OECD 2016 ; Nyström et al 2019 ; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division 2019). Increased economic activity in the ocean will offer benefits, however it will also pose important environmental risks that need to be mitigated (Jouffray et al 2020 ), and it will likely be accompanied by social, distributional, legal, political, and technological challenges (Kraemer 2017 ; Hemer et al 2018 ; Cisneros-Montemayor et al 2019 ; OECD 2019 ; Voyer et al 2018 ). The ‘Blue Economy’ is a term that has increasingly come to represent the range of economic sectors and related policies that, if coordinated and integrated, could ensure socio-economic and environmentally sustainable ocean resource use (World Bank 2017 ).…”

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Deep aspirations: towards a sustainable offshore Blue Economy

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Bax

Boschetti

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Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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The ocean economy is experiencing rapid growth that will provide benefits but will also pose environmental and social risks. With limited space and degraded resources in coastal areas, offshore waters will be a particular focus of Blue Economy expansion over the next decade. When emerging and established economic sectors expand in offshore waters (within national Exclusive Economic Zones), different potential Blue Economy opportunities and challenges will arise. Following a series of interdisciplinary workshops, we imagine two technically possible futures for the offshore Blue Economy and we identify the actions required to achieve the more sustainable outcome. Under a business as usual scenario the focus will remain on economic growth, the commodification of nature, the dominance of private over public and cultural interests, and prioritisation of the interests of current over future generations. A more sustainable scenario would meet multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals and ensure inclusive economic developments, environmental sustainability, and fair and equitable access to resources and technologies across users, nations, and generations. Challenges to this more sustainable future are a lack of infrastructure and technology to support emerging offshore sectors, limited understanding of environmental impacts, inequitable outcomes, and a lack of planning and governmental oversight. Addressing these challenges will require a shift in societal values, a more balanced allocation of funding to offshore activities, transparency in information sharing between industries and across nations, and adjustment of international legal and institutional mechanisms. The sustainable and equitable offshore Blue Economy we envisage is achievable and provides a unique opportunity to build global capacity and partnership.

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Social equity and benefits as the nexus of a transformative Blue Economy: A sectoral review of implications

Cited by 85 publications

References 82 publications

The Global Fisheries Subsidies Divide Between Small- and Large-Scale Fisheries

The Global Fisheries Subsidies Divide Between Small- and Large-Scale Fisheries

Linking Ocean's Benefits to People (OBP) with Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs)

Deep aspirations: towards a sustainable offshore Blue Economy

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