Blue grabbing: Reviewing marine conservation in Redang Island Marine Park, Malaysia

Hill, Alice C.

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.12.019

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“…When talking about property rights about ocean areas and resources, also the issue of ocean grabbing has to be mentioned. That ocean governance does not always only promote sustainable development but can also lead to (unintended) negative outcomes, e.g., for local communities, is discussed by several authors (Benjaminsen and Bryceson 2012;Bennett et al 2015;Hill 2017). Bennett et al (2015) refer to "ocean grabbing" as a process within which access and rights to marine resources and spaces are reallocated.…”

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“…Bennett et al (2015) refer to "ocean grabbing" as a process within which access and rights to marine resources and spaces are reallocated. This can happen through enclosure, appropriation, and disposession (Hill 2017). Ocean grabbing is described as "actions, policies, or initiatives that deprive small-scale fishers of resources, dispossess vulnerable populations of coastal lands, and/or undermine historical access to areas of the sea" (Bennett et al 2015, page 61).…”

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“…Zoning, the creation of MPAs or fisheries policies, can deprive local communities of resource use and access and lead to privatization or enclosure of marine resources and areas (Bennett et al 2015) -at the cost of former custodians and in favor of more powerful actors (Hill 2017). In a case study in Malaysia, Hill (2017) found that through the establishment of a marine park, no-take zones were installed that divorce fisherpeople from their means of production. The protected areas now serve as "raw material" for capitalist production, to the benefit of state officials as well as commercial tourist operators.…”

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“…The local population was not included in the decision-making process prior to the establishment of the park. While the protection of our oceans still remains an essential goal, the social impacts of marine conservation have to be considered (Hill 2017).…”

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Law and Policy Dimensions of Ocean Governance

Singh

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2019

YOUMARES 9 - The Oceans: Our Research, Our Future

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Human populations have relied on the oceans for centuries for food supply, transportation, security, oil and gas resources, and many other reasons. The growing prospects of the oceans, such as access to marine genetic resources and seabed minerals, to generate renewable energy and as a potentially enhanced carbon sink, are contributing to increased interests to control and exploit the seas. At the same time, human pressure on the oceans, both from land-and atmospheric-based sources and at sea, as well as from climate change, has led to unprecedented levels of stress on the oceans. The concept of ocean governance has developed as a response to this. This chapter explores ocean governance from the interdisciplinary perspectives of law and human geography.We trace the development of ocean governance from first practices and legal concepts up to the emergence of contemporary ocean governance in recent decades and explore how it departs from traditional practices. Zonal and sectoral approaches, as well as their underlying norms, are discussed. We then take a more critical stance to shed light on the role neoliberalism plays in the forming of ocean governance and the effects this paradigm can have on governance outcomes. The cases of fisheries management and ocean grabbing illustrate some possible mechanisms and effects. In addition, the role of commu-nities and indigenous people in ocean governance is discussed. Finally, the chapter addresses the shared or common concern surrounding the degradation of the marine environment, and the need for global and interdisciplinary cooperation in governing the oceans for mutual benefit.

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Section: The Case Of Ocean Grabbingmentioning

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“…Allison et al 2012;Bavinck et al 2018;Bennett 2018aBennett , 2018bDavis and Ruddle 2012), the role of land rights for coastal communities and its relationship to fishing practices is rarely directly examined (for notable exceptions see Bavinck et al 2017;Knudsen 2012). Discussion of various sorts of 'grabbing' processes has been emerging in recent years, including 'ocean grabbing' (Bennett et al 2015), 'blue grabbing' (Benjaminsen and Bryceson 2012;Hill 2017) and more recently, 'coastal grabbing', which Bavinck et al (2017: p. 1) define as 'the contested appropriation of coastal [shore and inshore] space and resources by outside interests'.…”

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Synergy as strategy: learning from La Restinga, Canary Islands

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Coastal tourism has been supported by the growth of middle-class tourist markets, promoted by governments who view it as an important avenue for economic growth and backed by environmental organisations who regard it as an alternative, more environmentally sustainable livelihood than capture fisheries. How policymakers and households in coastal areas negotiate the challenges and opportunities associated with growing tourism and declining capture fisheries is increasingly important. Drawing on extended ethnographic fieldwork from the Philippines between 2006 and 2018, this paper examines the transition from fishing to tourism and the consequences for one coastal community. I focus on land tenure as a key variable that shapes the effects and opportunities associated with livelihood transitions from fishing to tourism. While tourism has not been inherently positive or negative, the ability of local households to negotiate the boom and obtain the full benefits out of it is questionable. Many fishers have switched their primary livelihood activity to tourism, including the construction of tourist boats, working as tour guides or providing accommodation. However, the growth of tourism has prompted several attempts to evict the community, including from local elites who aimed to develop resorts on the coast and a recent push by the national administration to 'clean up' tourist sites around the country. I argue that land tenure in coastal communities should be more of a focus for researchers working in small-scale fisheries, as well as for researchers working on land rights.

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Political Ecologies of Displacement

Elmhirst

2020

The Handbook of Displacement

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Blue grabbing: Reviewing marine conservation in Redang Island Marine Park, Malaysia

Cited by 37 publications

References 15 publications

Law and Policy Dimensions of Ocean Governance

Law and Policy Dimensions of Ocean Governance

Synergy as strategy: learning from La Restinga, Canary Islands

Political Ecologies of Displacement

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