This article draws on directed ethnographic research and a review of literature to explore
how the commodification of fishing rights discursively and materially remakes human-marine …

What have been the moral values and practices allowing equitable economic opportunities
and a sense of fairness in North American small-scale fisheries? How have these “moral …

New Zealand's fisheries management institutions represent a globally recognised story of a
successful sustainable management regime, an accolade perceived to be based on its early …

This paper examines reproduction of marginality evident in fisheries. Uneven relations are
widespread across geography and scale; between distant water fishing nations and coastal …

This article discusses the Māori concept of rāhui and its implementation both traditionally
and in contemporary times. It situates the imposition of rāhui in structures of ownership and …

Recent literature on natural resource governance has highlighted the consequences of a
strong imprint of neoliberal political ideologies on current environmental policies. A parallel …

This paper unpacks the competing narratives used by stakeholders involved in a conflict
over the use of Port Phillip Bay, in the Australian state of Victoria. The 'best available …

An individual's “lifeworld” guides perceptions, the attachment of meaning and in sum, the
interpretation of reality in everyday life. Yet the lifeworld (Ger. Lebenswelt) has been an …

This dissertation explores the long-term implications of Iceland's nationwide Individual
Transferrable Quota (ITQ) system on rural communities and small-boat fishing livelihoods …

Addressing the myriad environmental issues facing our planet increasingly requires
collaboration between diverse, even antagonistic, stakeholders. An example of one such …