Making space for fish: the regional, network and fluid spaces of fisheries certification

Bear, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7130-515X and Eden, Sally 2008. Making space for fish: the regional, network and fluid spaces of fisheries certification. Social & Cultural Geography 9 (5) , pp. 487-504. 10.1080/14649360802224358

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Abstract

In this paper, we examine the multiple spatialities of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certifications. The MSC uses its ecolabelling scheme to promote sustainable fisheries management; its logo may be used on the products of certified fisheries. The certification process involves the definition of a ‘fishery’. This involves the designation of boundaries around a particular location. While these boundaries suggest exclusivity for each fishery, these regional spaces are also entwined in the MSC's network, whereby they are viewed relationally. The utility of areal boundaries is also rendered problematic by the materiality of the seas: coastlines change, fish swim, water moves and ships travel. To operate its scheme successfully, the MSC has to recognise this spatial fluidity, acknowledging the rupture of boundaries and the movement of actors. We argue that attention to a multiplicity of spatialities helps direct attention to the role of non-humans in the acting out of hybrid geographies.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Marine Stewardship Council, fisheries certification, boundaries, actor-network theory, fluid spaces, hybrid geographies
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1464-9365
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 09:39
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/37200

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