Conched Out: Total Reconstructed Fisheries Catches for the Turks and Caicos Islands Uncover Unsustainable Resource Usage

Ulman, Aylin; Burke, Lily; Hind, Edward J.; Ramdeen, Robin; Zeller, Dirk

doi:10.3389/fmars.2016.00071

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“…Crucially, this finding adds qualitative evidence in support of the conclusions of Ulman et al (2016). That is, having reconstructed fisheries catch data, they find that marine resources are being exploited at an alarmingly unsustainable rate.…”

Section: Discussion: Education To Realign Food Tastes?supporting

confidence: 63%

“…Nevertheless, local fish and seafood are highly sought-after, but under unprecedented threat, partly due to the over-exploitation of marine resources that has served export and domestic markets. Reconstructed fisheries catch data for the TCI presented by Ulman et al (2016), captures all removals including catch destined for export, estimates of unreported catch for domestic commercial use, and for subsistence. They suggest that catch is more than double the baseline estimate, and far exceeds the national reported baseline submitted to the FAO (86 percent).…”

Section: Changing Consumption Changing Tastes?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Changing consumption, changing tastes? Exploring consumer narratives for food secure, sustainable and healthy diets

Paddock

2017

Journal of Rural Studies

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Mirroring trends across the Caribbean and the West Indies, the Turks and Caicos Islands are seeing an increase in the consumption of foods associated with diet-related disease and illhealth such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and heart disease. These shifts are often attributed to the changing food preferences of consumers, as islanders are thought to be aspiring to a modern and 'Americanised' diet. Drawing on accounts derived from group and individual interviews with Turks and Caicos islanders-chiefly the women who are responsible for feeding work-this paper unpacks the notion that changing diets are a symptom of shifting tastes and preferences. Rather, narratives point to interlocking ecological, economic and social shifts that over time compound the effects of losing access to a culturally valued local source of healthy protein: fish and seafood. Taking an ecofeminist sociological perspective, this paper argues that challenges of food insecurity and diet-related ill-health share both mutual problems and pathways to common solutions.

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Section: Discussion: Education To Realign Food Tastes?supporting

confidence: 63%

Section: Changing Consumption Changing Tastes?mentioning

confidence: 99%