(MARE Publication Series, 26) 1st ed. Edition
by Svein Jentoft (Editor), Ratana Chuenpagdee (Editor), Alicia Bugeja Said (Editor), Moenieba Isaacs (Editor)
For small-scale fisheries around the world, the Blue Growth and
Blue Economy initiatives may provide sustainable development, but only
insofar as they align with the global consensus enshrined in the
Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in
the context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication. If states do
nothing to fulfill the promises they made when they endorsed these
guidelines in 2014, the Blue Economy will come at a loss for small-scale
fisheries and further their marginalization in the ocean economy. Under
the umbrella of Blue Justice, this book demonstrates that these risks
are real and must be considered as states implement their sustainable
ocean development plans. These are human rights issues, which are
embedded into governance principles and institutions and which make a
difference for small-scale fisheries people in their daily lives. In
stressing the importance of policies and institutions that build on the
experiences of small-scale fisheries people in the contexts in which
they operate, this book draws on case studies of small-scale fisheries
from countries on all continents to clarify what Blue Justice entails
for small-scale fisheries and make suggestions for real change.
“Through
the Blue Justice paradigm, this book flags the relevance of recognizing
the potential impact that different factors, including the Blue Economy
approach, could bring to fishing communities, their livelihoods,
cultural traditions, and other potential multidimensional conflicts.
Vulnerability in fishing communities can increase and inequalities can
be reinforced at different levels if individuals and community
capabilities are not strengthened… A first of its kind, not to be
missed, this book is informative, purposeful, and pertinent in an era of
change”.
Silvia Salas, CINVESTAV, Marine Resources Department, Mérida, Mexico
"The
studies reveal that Blue Justice is a ‘governability’ issue, which
requires establishing ‘right’ institutions, that are transdisciplinary
(integrated), participatory, and holistic. It is implicit from these
writings that the SSF Guidelines and Blue Growth initiatives do not form
two different discourses, and that the implementation of the former
would resolve many of the justice issues caused by the latter, in favor
of small-scale fisheries and their communities".
Oscar Amarasinghe, Professor & Chancellor, Ocean
University of Sri Lanka and President, Sri Lanka Forum for Small
Scale Fisheries (SLFSSF)
