A Revolution Without People? Closing the People-Policy Gap in Aquaculture Development


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Gesche.Krause [ at ] awi.de

Abstract

Failure of the blue revolution is a global risk. The international problem is that there is a gap in knowledge exchange between the aquaculture industry, policy makers trying to support aquaculture development and people who depend on aquaculture for a job and/or food source. Thus, governments and international organizations promoting aquaculture as the solution to improving food security, nutrition and income are failing to optimise production of natural aquatic resources. I identify a “people-policy gap”, and suggest that this is an understudied constraint which needs to be overcome before worldwide food security can be achieved from aquatic environments. I argue that this gap leads to uneven distribution of benefits, a disconnection between benefits and local needs, and detrimental effects on human health and food security, all of which can have negative repercussions on human communities and ecosystems. In order to address this need, I present an analytical framework to guide context specific, policy-relevant assessments of the social, economic and ecological dimensions of aquaculture on a case-by-case basis. The framework is designed to make best use of existing data and scientific tools for decision-making.



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Aquaculture conference: To the Next 40 Years of Sustainable Global Aquaculture, 03 Nov 2013 - 07 Nov 2013, Gran Canaria.
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34542
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Krause, G. (2013): A Revolution Without People? Closing the People-Policy Gap in Aquaculture Development , Aquaculture conference: To the Next 40 Years of Sustainable Global Aquaculture, Gran Canaria, 3 November 2013 - 7 November 2013 .


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