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TI Diagnosing ‘access’ matters in the governance of moored fishing aggregate devices (MFADs): A perspective for SDG14b from Malta and Guadeloupe
BT 
AF Bugeja Said, Alicia
   Guyader, Olivier
   Frangoudes, Katia
AS 1:1,2;2:2;3:3;
FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-EM;3:;
C1 Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights, Malta
   IFREMER, Centre for Law and Economics of the Sea, Plouzane, France
   University of Brest, Centre for Law and Economics of the Sea, Plouzane, France
C2 MINIST AGRIC FISH FOOD ANIMAL RIGHTS, MALTA
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   UBO, FRANCE
SI BREST
SE PDG-RBE-EM
UM AMURE
IN WOS Ifremer UMR
   WOS Cotutelle UMR
   copubli-france
   copubli-europe
   copubli-univ-france
IF 4.295
TC 2
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00728/83968/88955.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Policy;Justice;Islands;Sustainable development goals (SDGs);Common fisheries policy (CFP)
AB The United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have elevated the profile of small-scale fisheries through SDG14b calling for the provision of ‘access of small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets’. Together with the socio-ecological sustainability of the fishery, access to fishing grounds and territories is intrinsic to achieving SDG14b as the governance of these territories determines the access to marine resources. This article contributes to the access debate as it investigates the ways by which moored fisheries aggregate devices (MFADs) fishing rights and territories are produced and maintained through processes of governance which determine harvesting, management and exclusionary rights. To do this, we examine legislative mechanisms and their socio-ecological access implications on small-scale fisheries in two distinct governance contexts, namely Malta, where MFAD access rights are shaped by state-led procedures, and Guadeloupe where access is claimed through informal local arrangements. Both cases indicate concerns of justice and inequality emanating from governance gaps, with fishers owning relatively smaller boats and having less economic, social and political capital facing challenges to secure their access. In Guadeloupe this is resulting from informal territories established through de facto ownership patterns preceding both legitimacy and authority, while in Malta concerns surround the dominant concentration of fishing effort by large and powerful vessels. These patterns, owing to blind spots in policies, are fueling problems related to unjust access to MFAD resources, leading to illicit practices, tensions and ruptures within the fishing communities. Ultimately the article informs about governance responses, with the aim of showcasing what access mechanisms could be developed to enhance distributive opportunities of MFAD fisheries in a way that engenders both their ecological and socio-economic sustainability. 
PY 2021
PD NOV
SO Ocean & Coastal Management
SN 0964-5691
PU Elsevier BV
VL 214
UT 000706514200005
DI 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105890
ID 83968
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