Acronym NA
Category
Aquaculture
Title Social sustainability in aquaculture governance - from general statements to practical politics Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
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Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
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Specific Programme (FP7)
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Funding source National Coordinator Ann-Magnhild Solås Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway)
Institutions involved
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Start year 2016 End year 2019 Funding (€) € 228,500 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/project/FORISS/254850?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=60&Organisasjon.3=NOFIMA+AS Summary Aquaculture production affects - and is affected by - a number of societal interests. In Norway, aquaculture seems to have a low social acceptance. Sustainable aquaculture production therefore needs to take into account also the societal effects of the aquaculture activities. Official policies and regulations clearly state that growth in the industry needs to be sustainable, also when it comes to social matters. Despite this, the concept of social sustainability is underdeveloped and less discussed in the literature. This project aims to explore how the involved actors and stakeholders understand social sustainability in relation to aquaculture, given that this concept is hard to define and operationalise, yet still a requirement that needs to be fulfilled. The project will focus on salmon production in Norway, with special weight given to governance processes, and in particular, the allocation of space to fish farms. For comparison, case studies will be conducted in Canada in order to identify similarities and differences in the way social sustainability is conceptualised and managed in Norway and Canada.
While the main question to be answered through this project is how socially sustainable aquaculture is understood and facilitated by the various actors in the governance system and the-system-to-be-governed, three research areas with associated research questions have been specified:
1.The regulatory system: How do rules and regulations facilitate socially sustainable aquaculture? How is management done in practice, i.e., how do sector agencies, regional and local bodies operate within the framework set by the regulatory system?
2.Industry actors: How do fish farming companies perceive social sustainability, and what do these companies do in order to achieve a socially sustainable aquaculture production?
3.Stakeholders: Which groups are included in decision-making processes, and how?
Keywords
Aquaculture industry;
Salmon;
Sustainability;
Spatial planning;
Fish;
Aquaculture management;
Policy;
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