Blue Justice for Small-Scale Fisheries

Originally posted at toobigtoignore.net

The ‘Blue Economy’ and ‘Blue Growth’ initiatives, which frame the oceans as the new economic and development frontier, have entered the international agenda over the past decade. Although some of these development agendas imply an alignment with social objectives and speak to small-scale fisheries concerns, many are oriented towards further technological innovation, industrialization of the oceans, and commodification of the marine resources. These initiatives pose a potential risk to the livelihoods and wellbeing of small-scale fisheries, as they could affect access to coastal and ocean spaces, fisheries resources, and markets. Therefore, it is essential to push towards a more equitable and just oceans for small-scale fishing, and one way to do this is to enhance knowledge about the current situations, looking at social injustice and inequity issues affecting women and men involved in small-scale fisheries.

With this background, TBTI is calling for contributions from everyone to submit stories and examples of policies, programs, projects, initiatives, regulatory frameworks, as well as other situations that create different types of injustice and inequity in small-scale fisheries, putting them in a disadvantaged and marginalized position. We will compile the stories in an e-book volume, “Blue Justice for Small-Scale Fisheries: A Global Scan”, to be published under TBTI Global Book Series, for a release at the UN Ocean Conference in June 2020. Contributions that are complete, based on the template below, will be included as a stand-alone chapter in the book, and is citable as a non-peer reviewed publication.

To download the PDF template, click here.