Published in ‘The Conversation‘, 5th September 2017 In popular imagination, New Zealand’s fisheries management system is a globally recognised story of sustainability, reflecting a “clean and green” environmental ethos. Indeed, New Zealand’s fisheries have been ranked among the best managed in the world – an accolade based on the early […]
Academic Paper by Mark Jackson & Veronica della Dora School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SS, England For the full version email the corresponding author at m.jackson{at}bristol.ac.uk Abstract This paper explores a new phenomenon which is assuming global proportions: the planning and construction of artificial […]
An interesting report coming out of a study exploring the impacts of political decisions to cut back quota allocations from small scale fishers in Newfoundland and Labrador. Guest post by Dr. Erin Carruthers on smallscales.ca Small scale fisheries are crucial for the social and economic well-being of coastal communities. But […]
The term “ocean grabbing” now has an official academic reference and a proposed definition. Bennett et al (2015) have just published an article in the journal ‘Marine Policy’ the intent of which is to stimulate rigorous discussion and promote systematic inquiry into the phenomenon of ocean grabbing. The full paper […]
The research network Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) has recently launched its Information System on Small-scale Fisheries (ISSF), the first interactive global repository of small-scale fisheries, providing information on key characteristics of this sector in various locations around the world, as well as synthesized knowledge about their importance, contributions and potentials. As […]
Another great event this week @ The University of Arizona! Date(s): Friday, March 6, 2015 – 12:00pm – Saturday, March 7, 2015 – 5:00pm Location: Union Kiva Room, Student Union Memorial Center Keynote Addresses: Dr. Joellen Russell & Dr. Eva Hayward This event is free and open to the public. See […]
The Symposium brings together scientists and practitioners concerned with sustainable ocean development. Early career scientists and established experts from a broad range of disciplines will exchange their views on: Ocean sustainability, ocean conservation, ocean resources, ocean governance and outreach & arts. For more information visit the website of the Symposium. […]
PLANET OF THE OCEANS Environment and Society on the Rest of the Planet – January 30-31 – NYC The ocean may be the ultimate commons. For those of us who live on land, the ocean seems like an endless horizon. It is both the edge of settled existence and a […]
– Surfing as Commoning – An academic paper by, Belinda Wheaton, Chelsea School, University of Brighton, UK in Leisure Studies, Vol. 26, No. 3, 279–302, July 2007 ABSTRACT – Academic accounts of leisure activities like surfing tend to emphasise their individualistic, hedonistic and commercialised qualities, seeing this as characteristic of leisure consumption […]
How the introduction of Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) are linked with speculation, ‘fish bubbles’ and the downfall of an entire country’s economy. Karl Benediktsson and Anna Karlsdóttir, In European Urban and Regional Studies 2011 18: 228 Abstract In this commentary, the crisis that hit Iceland in late 2008 and involved the […]