Transboundary research in fisheries

Song, AM; Scholtens, J; Stephen, J; Bavinck, M; Chuenpagdee, R

Transboundary research in fisheries

Song, AM Scholtens, J Stephen, J Bavinck, M Chuenpagdee, R

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Citation:: Marine Policy, 2017, 76, pp. 8-18
Issue Date:: 2017-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Song, AM
dc.contributor.author	Scholtens, J
dc.contributor.author	Stephen, J
dc.contributor.author	Bavinck, M
dc.contributor.author	Chuenpagdee, R
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-24T00:36:32Z
dc.date.available	2020-06-24T00:36:32Z
dc.date.issued	2017-02-01
dc.identifier.citation	Marine Policy, 2017, 76, pp. 8-18
dc.identifier.issn	0308-597X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/141648
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 The Authors Spatial boundaries have become an indispensable part of regimes and tools for regulating fisheries, with examples including marine protected areas, regional fisheries management organizations and Exclusive Economic Zones. Yet, it is also widely acknowledged that boundaries are a social construct, which may be resisted by both fishers and fish ecology. The ensuing spatial and institutional mismatches have been shown to frustrate management efforts, exacerbating issues of non-compliance and ultimately leading to conflicts and overfishing. Interestingly, the often static and rigid nature of these boundaries has also led to a concomitant research interest in ‘transboundary’. This paradoxical situation of more boundary-setting entailing more transboundary thinking warrants a deeper understanding about boundaries and the role of transboundary research in fisheries. The aims of this review article are twofold: (1) a theoretical clarification on the meanings and uses of spatial boundaries drawing on geographical “boundary studies” literature; and (2) a construction of a typology that outlines how transboundary research is being articulated and envisioned. Together, the study reveals that transboundary scholarship in fisheries are mostly related to resources, fleets, trade and governance aspects and that dealing with the “boundary paradox” encompasses re-incorporating, re-scaling and re-imagining of boundaries. This article provides a conceptual basis for reflecting upon boundaries in world's fisheries and opens up discussions for a more nuanced boundary application that can better cope with multi-level interactions and dynamicity.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Marine Policy
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.marpol.2016.10.023
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0502 Environmental Science and Management, 1606 Political Science, 1801 Law
dc.subject.classification	Fisheries
dc.title	Transboundary research in fisheries
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	76
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management
utslib.for	1606 Political Science
utslib.for	1801 Law
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Social and Political Sciences Program
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2020-06-24T00:36:29Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	76

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© 2016 The Authors Spatial boundaries have become an indispensable part of regimes and tools for regulating fisheries, with examples including marine protected areas, regional fisheries management organizations and Exclusive Economic Zones. Yet, it is also widely acknowledged that boundaries are a social construct, which may be resisted by both fishers and fish ecology. The ensuing spatial and institutional mismatches have been shown to frustrate management efforts, exacerbating issues of non-compliance and ultimately leading to conflicts and overfishing. Interestingly, the often static and rigid nature of these boundaries has also led to a concomitant research interest in ‘transboundary’. This paradoxical situation of more boundary-setting entailing more transboundary thinking warrants a deeper understanding about boundaries and the role of transboundary research in fisheries. The aims of this review article are twofold: (1) a theoretical clarification on the meanings and uses of spatial boundaries drawing on geographical “boundary studies” literature; and (2) a construction of a typology that outlines how transboundary research is being articulated and envisioned. Together, the study reveals that transboundary scholarship in fisheries are mostly related to resources, fleets, trade and governance aspects and that dealing with the “boundary paradox” encompasses re-incorporating, re-scaling and re-imagining of boundaries. This article provides a conceptual basis for reflecting upon boundaries in world's fisheries and opens up discussions for a more nuanced boundary application that can better cope with multi-level interactions and dynamicity.

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