All Fish for China?

Villasante, Sebastián; Rodríguez-González, David; Antelo, Manel; Rivero-Rodríguez, Susana; Santiago, José A.; Macho, Gonzalo

doi:10.1007/s13280-013-0448-9

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“…For example, Popkin and others have discussed the consequences of the "nutrition transition", involving the transition from predominantly vegetarian-based diets to greater consumption of meat and dairy products [2,3,13], while Reardon and colleagues [14,15] discuss the rise of supermarkets in China as part of a global trend of modernizing food supply systems. In the Chinese seafood sector, Villasante et al [16] link patterns of Chinese fish consumption to GDP growth, highlighting the exceptionally rapid growth of fish consumption compared to other developing countries.…”

Section: Conceptual Framework: Food Systems Social Context and Chinementioning

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The Social Context of the Chinese Food System: An Ethnographic Study of the Beijing Seafood Market

Fabinyi

Liu

2016

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China's role in the global food system has expanded immensely in recent years. In the seafood sector, it is now the largest consumer of seafood products in the world, making the Chinese market highly significant for global fisheries. Drawing on ethnographic-and interview-based research in the largest seafood market in Beijing, this paper analyzes the social context of Chinese consumption and trade. We broadly conceive of this social context as encompassing a range of social norms and practices that include culturally and historically generated consumer preferences, and distinctive forms of governance and business practice. We find that the social context of China is a key driver of patterns of consumption and trade, and provides challenges and opportunities to improve governance for environmental sustainability. We highlight the need for greater policy and academic attention to these characteristics of seafood consumption and trade within China.

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Section: Conceptual Framework: Food Systems Social Context and Chinementioning

confidence: 99%

The Social Context of the Chinese Food System: An Ethnographic Study of the Beijing Seafood Market

Fabinyi

Liu

2016

Sustainability

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“…Villasante et al (2013a) examine the role of China in the seafood market at worldwide level. The results reveal that the rate of growth of China's per capita gross domestic product doubled that of other developing regions in the 1960-2010 period, while the per capita daily fish intake of China increased fourfold during the same time period.…”

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Resilience and Challenges of Marine Social–Ecological Systems Under Complex and Interconnected Drivers

Villasante

Macho

Antelo

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In this paper, we summarize the contributions made by an interdisciplinary group of researchers from different disciplines (biology, ecology, economics, and law) that deal with key dimensions of marine social-ecological systems. Particularly, the local and global seafood provision; the feasibility and management of marine protected areas; the use of marine ecosystem services; the institutional dimension in European fisheries, and the affordable models for providing scientific advice to smallscale fisheries. This Special Issue presents key findings from selected case studies around the world available to educators, policy makers, and the technical community. Together, these papers show that a range of diverse ecological, economic, social, and institutional components often mutually interact at spatial and temporal scales, which evidence that managing marine social-ecological systems needs a continuous adaptability to navigate into new governance systems.

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“…These dramatically changed the patent portfolio in China from the 1990s to the 2000s (see Figure S3). One reason for this change is that fish meal became more popular in China [37]. From the 2000s to the 2010s, the patent share of processing for shellfish or bivalves increased in China, Korea, and Japan.…”

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Research and Development Strategy for Fishery Technology Innovation for Sustainable Fishery Resource Management in North-East Asia

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Abstract:The development of fishery technologies supports food sustainability to achieve a steady supply of fish and fishery products. However, the priorities for research and development (R&D) in fishery technologies vary by region due to differences in fish resource availability, environmental concerns, and consumer preferences for fishery products. This study examines trends in fishery technology innovations using data on patents granted as an indicator of changing R&D priorities. To clarify changes in R&D priorities, we apply a decomposition analysis framework that classifies fishery technologies into three types: harvesting, aquaculture, and new products. This study mainly focuses on China, Japan, and Korea as the major fishing countries in the north-east Asia region. The results show that the number of fishery technology patents granted increased between 1993 and 2015; in particular, the number of aquaculture patents granted has grown rapidly since 2012. However, the trend in Japan was the opposite, as the apparent priority given to aquaculture technology innovation decreased between 1993 and 2015. The trends and priority changes for fishery technology inventions vary by country and technology group. This implies that an international policy framework for fishery technology development should recognize that R&D priorities need to reflect diverse characteristics across countries and the technologies employed.

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All Fish for China?

Cited by 55 publications

References 38 publications

The Social Context of the Chinese Food System: An Ethnographic Study of the Beijing Seafood Market

The Social Context of the Chinese Food System: An Ethnographic Study of the Beijing Seafood Market

Resilience and Challenges of Marine Social–Ecological Systems Under Complex and Interconnected Drivers

Research and Development Strategy for Fishery Technology Innovation for Sustainable Fishery Resource Management in North-East Asia

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