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14 - Thinking big on small-scale fisheries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

By
Ratana Chuenpagdee
Edited by
Villy Christensen  and
Jay Maclean
Ratana Chuenpagdee
Affiliation:
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Villy Christensen
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Jay Maclean
Affiliation:
Fisheries Consultant
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INTRODUCTION

In one of his seminal papers, Daniel Pauly directed our attention to the marginality of small-scale fisheries and related this marginalization to their physical, socioeconomic, political, and cultural remoteness from urban centers (Pauly, 1997). The often remote setting of many small-scale fishing communities around the world puts them at a disadvantage for infrastructure and market support. For example, landing facilities and road systems may not be well developed, restricting direct access to markets and consequently minimizing their bargaining power. Further, when compared with large-scale industrialized fisheries, the small-scale fishing subsector generally receives far less financial support (e.g., subsidies) from government (Jacquet and Pauly, 2008; Sumaila et al., this volume). With their small income on a per caput basis and low economic status, small-scale fishers lack political power to put their concerns on the government agenda.

Is marginalization of small-scale fisheries caused by the lack of appreciation for the importance of this sector? Several studies and reports emphasize the significant contribution of small-scale fisheries to food security, sustainable livelihoods, and poverty alleviation (Kurien, 1998; Berkes et al., 2001; Béné, 2003; FAO, 2004). Small-scale fisheries have comparative advantages over industrial fisheries, including greater economic and fuel efficiency (lower capital costs and fuel consumption), better social justice (e.g., less use of catches for fish reduction), and fewer negative environmental impacts (e.g., fewer discards; FAO, 2005; Pauly, 2006). Based on the above, small-scale fisheries deserve to be at the center of fisheries research and policy discussion.

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Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries
A Global Perspective
 , pp. 226 - 240
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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