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Democracy and Human Rights in the Management of Small-Scale Fisheries in England

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  • Tim Gray

    (School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle on Tyne NE1 7RU, UK)

  • Rebecca Korda

    (School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle on Tyne NE1 7RU, UK)

  • Selina Margaret Stead

    (Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK)

Abstract

Small-scale fisheries (SSF) in England face several challenges to their viability. We argue that the source of these challenges can be traced to the more dominant large-scale fisheries (LSF) sector which has more influence than SSF over government policies. A recent attempt to mitigate the impact of these challenges has been made by the Future of Inshore Fisheries initiative whose main prescription is co-management, i.e., giving SSF a participatory role with the government and LSF in the decision-making in English fisheries management. Co-management is a form of democracy and it may help the SSF to deal with their problems. However, in our view, the English SSF also require an acknowledgement of their human rights to a fair quota and protected access to productive inshore waters. In making this case, we draw on normative arguments to assert that human rights are prior to democratic processes. Our conclusion is that both democratic decision-making and human rights principles are needed to secure the English SSF from the real threat of extinction.

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  • Tim Gray & Rebecca Korda & Selina Margaret Stead, 2023. "Democracy and Human Rights in the Management of Small-Scale Fisheries in England," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:4:p:2956-:d:1059719
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