Highlighting the structural complexity of Europe's leading seafood processing hub: Building a social-ecological network with actor-network theory.

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-09-21 DOI:10.1007/s13280-026-02485-w

Etienne Quillet, Rhoda Fofack-Garcia, Laureline Poisson, Frida Ben Rais Lasram

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Abstract

The seafood sector faces multiple challenges that threaten its contribution to food security. For developing effective governance strategies in response to those transformations, this study proposes a theoretical framework grounded in Actor-Network Theory (ANT), applied to the construction of a Social-Ecological Network (SEN), to better understand the structural complexity of the seafood sector SES in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Europe's leading seafood processing hub. Through semi-structured interviews, direct observations, and participatory workshops, we identified 227 nodes and 595 links across environmental, economic, productive, and social categories framing the seafood sector. The descriptive analysis of the network reveals that operational production entities constitute the network's core, shaping how environmental resources, economic support, and social regulations are organized. By making visible the diversity of components, their multi-layer interactions, and interdependencies within this system, our approach provides decision-makers with evidence-based insights for developing strategies that align with the seafood sector's systemic reality and sustainability challenges.

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突出欧洲领先海产品加工中心的结构复杂性：运用行动者网络理论构建社会生态网络。

海产品部门面临着威胁其对粮食安全贡献的多重挑战。为了制定有效的治理策略以应对这些转变，本研究提出了一个基于行动者网络理论（ANT）的理论框架，并将其应用于社会生态网络（SEN）的构建，以更好地了解欧洲领先的海产品加工中心滨海布洛涅海产品部门SES的结构复杂性。通过半结构化访谈、直接观察和参与式研讨会，我们确定了环境、经济、生产和社会领域227个节点和595个环节，构成了海产品部门的框架。对网络的描述性分析表明，经营性生产实体构成了网络的核心，塑造了环境资源、经济支持和社会规范的组织方式。通过展示该系统内组件的多样性、多层相互作用和相互依赖关系，我们的方法为决策者提供了基于证据的见解，以制定符合海产品行业系统性现实和可持续性挑战的战略。

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Ambio 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

14.30

自引率

3.10%

发文量

123

审稿时长

6 months

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