Unpacking small-scale fishing interactions with Brazilian blue economy
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https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v66i.90992Keywords:
blue growth, ocean governance, socio-environmental conflicts, environmental justice, blue justiceAbstract
The initiatives known as the Blue Economy are recent in Brazil, and some questions have been raised about the nature of the projects and their relationship with the real promotion of a more inclusive and sustainable development. In this paper, we aim to analyze the interactions between small-scale fishing and the policies focused on the development of the Blue Economy. To do this, we identified the following in the period 2012-2020: (i) the government narrative of the Brazilian Blue Economy and the incorporation of the small-scale fishing sector; (ii) the international investments related to the Blue Economy in the period and (iii) the conflicts and environmental injustices affecting fishing communities, based on the systematization of 5 national and international platforms. We observed a focus on financing coastal development and environmental conservation projects, with only one directly related to the fishing and aquaculture sector. We systematized 133 cases of environmental conflicts and injustices, primarily associated with changes in land use and occupation, as well as energy projects. The historical asymmetrical power relations between the small-scale fishing sector and industrial and infrastructure agents have been reinforced by Brazil's political situation in recent years. The way out for the Blue Economy narratives to be fairer for small-scale fishing communities lies in the restoration of inclusive and participatory governance spaces and investments for the strengthening of small-scale fishing. Political opportunities to increase the visibility of the socio-environmental, territorial, and economic agenda of fisheries through networking between academia, civil society, and government entities also seem promising.
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