The environmental geopolitics of allocation: State power and institutional stability in Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna management

Havice, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102395

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“…First, existing science-based governance institutions, such as regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) or the International Seabed Authority, hold significant potential for accountable and adaptive transboundary governance. However, both have received criticism for their lack of transparency and public engagement and for reinforcing historical use rights through contested and opaque allocation processes 74,75 . More transparency and public accountability would make their existing monitoring efforts a powerful source of engagement with the private sector, science and the public.…”

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Science governs the future of the mesopelagic zone

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The potential of the mesopelagic zone (200–1000 m depth) to provide natural resources and ecosystem services is of increasing interest to a broad range of societal stakeholders. As this interest grows, divergent ideas about its current and future role in supporting human life are being expressed in scientific and public discourse. We use automated content analysis to identify 13 key topics about the mesopelagic zone from 2226 scientific abstracts and 4066 tweets. Two dominant ideas emerge: (1) the exploitation of fish resources and (2) the role of the mesopelagic zone as a carbon sink. We find that, in the absence of significant mesopelagic zone policy, science plays a de facto governing role by shaping how the ecosystem is known to the public and policymakers alike. These results indicate the need and potential for new knowledge and governance arrangements that can broaden the range of meanings and knowledge needed to anticipate future uses of deeply uncertain ecosystems and resources.

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“…where despite the implementation of the catch quota in 1999, illegal and unreported catch continued unabated and total catch continued to increase (Havice, 2021). It was not until over a decade later, in 2010, when fear of stock collapse had intensified, that the quota was set in alignment with scientific recommendations for the first time and enforcement tools such as sanctions were developed (Webster, 2011).…”

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A synthetic control approach to estimate the effect of total allowable catches in the high seas

Lawson

Smith

2023

Fish and Fisheries

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Effective fisheries management interventions have the potential to increase fisheries resilience and generate high profits and yields (Free et al., 2020;Gaines et al., 2018). Over the past 15 years, many developed nations have improved the health of fisheries within their exclusive economic zone (EEZ) through effective management (Hilborn et al., 2020). Management is often more challenging for fisheries that move between or beyond EEZs (Liu & Molina, 2021).High seas fisheries-those that occur beyond EEZs-are open access

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“…However, both have received criticism for their lack of transparency and public engagement and for reinforcing historical use rights through contested and opaque allocation processes 49,50 . Second, the de facto governing role of mesopelagic science could be democratised by linking to open digital platforms that have transparency as a central aim, such as Global Fishing Watch.…”

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Science governs the future of the mesopelagic zone

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Kraan

Groeneveld

et al. 2022

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Scientists have studied the open ocean’s mesopelagic zone, extending from 200m-1000m depth, for more than 70 years. As renewed interest in this global ecosystem grows, divergent proposals and knowledge claims are being made on its current and future role in supporting human life. We use automated content analysis to identify 13 latent topics about the mesopelagic zone from 2,226 scientific abstracts and 4,066 tweets. Two dominant ideas emerge: (1) the exploitation of fish resources and (2) the potential of the mesopelagic zone as a carbon sink. We find that, in the absence of national or international governing institutions, science plays a de facto governing role by shaping how the ecosystem is known to the public and policymakers alike. These results indicate the need for new knowledge and governance arrangements that can broaden the range of meanings and knowledge needed to anticipate future uses of deeply uncertain ecosystems and resources.

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The environmental geopolitics of allocation: State power and institutional stability in Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna management

Cited by 9 publications

References 43 publications

Science governs the future of the mesopelagic zone

Science governs the future of the mesopelagic zone

A synthetic control approach to estimate the effect of total allowable catches in the high seas

Science governs the future of the mesopelagic zone

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