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Privatisation from a coastal community perspective
Research
April 12 - 2025
EN North America

Privatisation from a coastal community perspective

Maritime Studies

This article explores processes and impacts of privatisation from the perspective of coastal communities, drawing on ideas of governance, rights and the Commons, as well as previous studies of privatisation and the associated phenomenon of ‘grabbing’. The analysis shows how diverse mechanisms of privatisation are reflected in five key dimensions, relating to (a) jurisdictions; (b) the range of rights; (c) magnitude of privatisation; (d) distributional implications; and (e) community perceptions. The practical aspects of these privatisation dimensions are illustrated through three coastal community examples, drawing on several years of participatory research, with various qualitative methods producing a set of insights from community participants. A key result relates to how the community perceives privatisation, which depends less on the generic attributes of privatisation and more on how well the outcomes fit with the community’s underlying values and strategic goals. Accordingly, among the many complexities of privatisation, attention to community perceptions may be especially important, particularly in terms of community reactions to privatisation of different forms. This fits with governance results from elsewhere, and reinforces the need to understand community aspects of the Commons, with implications for the ‘blue economy’ and the future of a possibly privatized ocean.

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Blood in the Water
Investigative Journalism
November 19 - 2024
EN North America

Blood in the Water

Watershed Sentinel

The majority of Atlantic salmon sold in BC tested positive for PRV. This means millions of Atlantic salmon along the BC Coast were shedding a foreign, pathogenic, highly contagious waterborne virus into the Pacific Ocean. I wanted to know which companies’ farms were infected. By Dr. Alexandra Morton
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Animal Ethics
What does the future of salmon farming look like in B.C.?
Investigative Journalism
October 03 - 2024
EN North America

What does the future of salmon farming look like in B.C.?

The Narwhal

The last open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. have until July 2029 to figure out a different way of doing business. Environmental advocates say the shift is long overdue but the industry warns the timeline is impossible. By Shannon Waters. This story is a collaboration with the newspaper The Guardian.
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Marine fauna / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants)
‘I won’t believe it until I see it happen’: Could a ban on sea farms save Canada’s salmon?
Investigative Journalism
October 03 - 2024
EN North America

‘I won’t believe it until I see it happen’: Could a ban on sea farms save Canada’s salmon?

The Guardian

A row over sea life, lice and livelihoods is dividing communities as the government plans to end open-net pen farming in British Columbian waters. By Shannon Waters
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Marine Protected Areas / Legislation / Salmon / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants)
B.C. First Nations reject continued fish farming in the Broughton Archipelago
News
March 08 - 2023
EN North America

B.C. First Nations reject continued fish farming in the Broughton Archipelago

Saanich News

Three First Nations announce their call on region’s last 7 fish farms through consent-based processes.
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Legislation / Salmon
Canada Will Phase Out BC Open Water Net Pens
News
June 24 - 2022
EN North America

Canada Will Phase Out BC Open Water Net Pens

Wild Fish Conservancy

In a press release this week, Canada’s Minister of Fisheries Joyce Murray announced that the Canadian government is taking bold action to phase out all open net pen aquaculture in British Columbia’s coastal waters.
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Legislation / Salmon / Cooke
Landlords, leaseholders & sweat equity: changing property regimes in aquaculture
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Research
October 31 - 2001
EN North America

Landlords, leaseholders & sweat equity: changing property regimes in aquaculture

Marine Policy

This paper explores the tensions, issues and problems being experienced by one small fishing community off Canada's east coast, as it confronts the challenges of a rapidly growing aquaculture industry. It examines the significance for the community of changing property regimes, directly related to a government policy, proclaimed in October 2000, that is transforming ownership patterns in the industry, and creating new property regimes through the allocation of aquaculture sites. It argues that this policy reflects a fundamentally different ideology that is taking away community control over resources and threatening livelihoods dependent upon the wild fishery.
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