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{"title":"Exploring evidence of cascading change towards stewardship in the Japanese seafood industry","authors":"Shun Kageyama ,&nbsp;Madlen Sobkowiak ,&nbsp;Henrik Österblom ,&nbsp;Robert Blasiak","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106626","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106626","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is a growing global demand for a more sustainable seafood industry, and pre-competitive initiatives have emerged on multiple continents to meet this demand. Such initiatives could have “cascading effects,” suggesting that their impacts may extend beyond their direct participants to effect broader, industry-wide change. To date, little research has been conducted to determine whether pre-competitive initiatives are triggering such cascading changes, in part as a result of the limitations of existing methods for monitoring and quantifying such impacts. This study represents a methodological advance and presents an empirical analysis of potentially cascading corporate sustainability engagement, using the initiative Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) and the Japanese seafood industry as a case study. The study first provides an overview of the sustainability reporting landscape within the Japanese seafood industry. It then examines the evidence for the impacts of SeaBOS on Japan’s 17 largest seafood companies, including three SeaBOS member companies (Maruha Nichiro Corporation, Nissui – or Nippon Suisan Kaisha, and Kyokuyo Co. Ltd.). The results illustrate that the Japanese seafood industry is characterized by diverse company profiles, a wide range and scale of factors influencing corporate sustainability, and varying performance on sustainability across companies. Due to the inherent complexity of the seafood industry, determining whether the SeaBOS initiative has triggered cascading effects or industry-level transformation is challenging. However, there are indications of cascading stewardship effects: SeaBOS member companies have been early movers in the Japanese seafood industry, and other companies have followed similar pathways. Further analysis of these cascading effects will require diverse methodological approaches, continuous monitoring, and increased transparency and disclosure from companies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"175 ","pages":"Article 106626"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143378327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"","authors":"Ariel Stenek","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106625","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106625","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"175 ","pages":"Article 106625"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143377572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Japan’s withdrawal from the IWC: An explanation","authors":"Yasuhiro Sanada ,&nbsp;Ayako Okubo ,&nbsp;Isao Sakaguchi","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106595","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106595","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article aims to provide a comprehensive explanation for Japan’s withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and research-based pelagic whaling operations. While the key factors underlying these withdrawals were the low profitability of special permit whaling (SPW) due to shrinking whale meat demand and the aging of pelagic whaling vessels, these alone cannot fully explain Japan’s action as it did not need to leave the IWC if it were willing to end SPW. Therefore, additional factors need to be considered to explain Japan’s withdrawal, such as changes in domestic political processes. First, the decline in the profitability of SPW led to the disintegration of the “iron triangle” composed of bureaucrats, industry, and lawmakers that had provided political and financial support for SPW in the Antarctic. Japan decided to leave the Antarctic Ocean because fisheries bureaucrats were less willing to provide the large subsidies needed to continue SPW, which included whaling fleet replacement costs. Furthermore, the final decision to leave the IWC was attributable to the strengthened power of politicians in Japanese decision-making processes. Second, with the weakened influence of the whaling industry, whose core interest lied in the continuation of SPW, the relative clout of the ruling politicians increased. Finally, the prime minister’s power in the decision-making process was further strengthened, enabling the final decision to leave the IWC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"175 ","pages":"Article 106595"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143377569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Small-scale fishers’ perception of risks in Indonesia’s cross-border region of North Maluku","authors":"Senia Febrica ,&nbsp;Herson Keradjaan ,&nbsp;Laely Nurhidayah ,&nbsp;Michael Gustaf","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106624","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106624","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article assesses Indonesian small-scale fishers’ perception of risk. Indonesia is the second largest fish producer globally, the largest tuna producing country, and one of the top ten fish and seafood exporters in the world. Small-scale fisheries sector in Indonesia is the greatest contributor of outputs to national and international seafood markets. Thus, fisheries risk in Indonesia’s small-scale fisheries is of some import to the international community because it has direct effects on global food security and supply chains. Combining a survey of 300 fishers and semi-structured interviews, this article focuses on identifying and comparing the full range of fisheries risk as perceived by small-scale fishers working in Tobelo and Morotai regions of North Maluku, an Indonesian province located at the border between Indonesia and two neighbouring countries of the Philippines and Palau. These include risks posed by work accident, ocean crimes, and climate change. The findings show that fishers deemed that accident at work posed the most immediate threat to their livelihood and well-being. Climate change has been identified as second highest risks. Despite the presence of ocean crimes, fishers do not deem these crimes as posing immediate risks to them. However, fishers connect crimes that affect the environment with the decline of fish stocks and their income.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"175 ","pages":"Article 106624"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143377455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Race, Indigenous knowledge, and a relational alternative in fisheries policy research","authors":"Nicole Latulippe","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106600","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106600","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper responds to the contemporary academic and policy interest in bridging, integrating, and co-producing knowledge across Indigenous and non-Indigenous difference. I draw on my work on fish and fish relations with Nipissing First Nation (NFN), a Nbisiing Anishinaabeg community that governs its fishing activities according to community-derived law. In the form of critical policy analysis, I respond to three core research questions driving a national research partnership on Indigenous and Western knowledge systems in fisheries governance: (1) How and to what extent are different knowledge systems incorporated into fisheries governance and processes by Indigenous nations in Canada at national, regional and local scales? (2) Can varied Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) be used to improve the effectiveness of fisheries governance at national, regional, and local scales in Canada and internationally? (3) Can various IKS be used to inform and enhance an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in Canada and internationally, given the complexities of ecosystems and additional uncertainties posed by climate-induced changes? Indigenous knowledge certainly could and already does improve the effectiveness of fisheries governance in Canada, but this occurs despite the dominant resource regulatory regime. At Lake Nipissing, NFN leadership and an exceptional case of provincial recognition and support for Nbisiing Anishinaabeg law and jurisdiction have resulted in the recovery of the lake’s most sought-after fish population. Ultimately, I argue against “knowing” racialized forms of difference and conclude with an alternative, relational approach to fisheries policy and knowledge research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"175 ","pages":"Article 106600"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143203998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Regulation of the Caribbean red snapper fishery on the Amazon continental shelf: 60 years of conflict between conservation and exploitation","authors":"Alex Garcia Cavalleiro de Macedo Klautau ,&nbsp;Rafael Anaisce das Chagas ,&nbsp;Paulo Emílio Costa Santos ,&nbsp;Bruno Barbosa Iespa ,&nbsp;Israel Hidenburgo Aniceto Cintra ,&nbsp;Ana Patricia Barros Cordeiro ,&nbsp;Wagner Cesar Rosa dos Santos ,&nbsp;Jose Augusto Negreiros Aragão ,&nbsp;Carlos Eduardo Matos Carvalho Bastos ,&nbsp;Flávio de Almeida Alves-Junior ,&nbsp;Beatrice Padovani Ferreira ,&nbsp;Bianca Bentes da Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106622","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106622","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Caribbean red snapper (<em>Lutjanus purpureus</em>) is a fish of the family Lutjanidae that occurs in the Caribbean and western Atlantic between southern Cuba and the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco, in northeastern Brazil. This snapper is one of the target species most exploited by commercial fisheries in this region. It was first fished in 1960s on the oceanic banks off Recife, in Pernambuco, and Fortaleza, in Ceará state. In the subsequent decades, the Brazilian red snapper stocks have undergone constant fishing pressure and a number of distinct depletion events. The fishery currently operates on the Amazon continental shelf, in addition to northeastern Brazil, and supplies primarily the North American market. Despite the continuous and ongoing management of red snapper fisheries in Brazil, there is considerable evidence that the legal regulations that govern the development of this sector are not adhered to, which, in addition to a twelve-fold increase in landings between 1960 and 2013, led the species to be classified as a Vulnerable by ordinance number 445 of 2014 of the Brazilian Ministry for the Environment (MMA). A number of studies have shown that the species is overexploited, with size at first maturity (L₅₀) being reduced from 43.2 cm in 2002 to 32.1 cm in 2022, and self-reported records 50 % below export volumes. We used snapper productivity data from 1990 onward, which refer to phase 4 of the fishery, that now operates on the Amazon and Northeastern continental shelves. We used four public databases of fishery productivity that included red snapper as a category or record descriptor for the present study: ComexStat, CEPNOR, NOAA, and the ‘Painel do Pargo’ (red snapper panel), and government websites were also consulted to locate management ordinances for the species. We found the maintenance of logbooks, the satellite tracking of vessels, and the control of fishing effort are mandatory but not carried out by the Brazilian red snapper fishery, and there is evidence of discrepancy between NOAA and ComexStat data and exportaxion and importation data. Besides, the lack of compliance with the official regulations on the part of the fishing industry, and the reduced levels of government monitoring have resulted in <em>Lutjanus purpureus</em> being included on the Brazilian list of threatened species. Those results demonstrates that to recover the Brazilian <em>Lutjanus purpureus</em> stocks, government institutions will need to develop effective continuous monitoring strategies for the fishery, which will permit the compilation of good quality data and, above all, they must strengthen their capacity for the control and inspection of this sector’s activities, to guarantee compliance with the regulations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106622"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143155018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Transformation of Indonesian capture fisheries governance: Review and prospects","authors":"Agus Suherman ,&nbsp;Yayan Hernuryadin ,&nbsp;Putuh Suadela ,&nbsp;Ukon Ahmad Furkon ,&nbsp;Tono Amboro","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106619","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106619","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As a maritime nation, Indonesia possesses vast potential in fisheries and marine resources. Proper management of these resources is essential to ensure they remain a source of food and economic prosperity for both present and future generations. This study aims to evaluate the evolution of governance practices and propose actionable strategies for future policy development. By analyzing historical and current governance frameworks, the research identifies the gaps and potential improvements needed for sustainable fisheries management. The research will closely analyze the effects of these regulatory shifts on the fishing industry, local fishers, and non-commercial fishing activities, with a particular emphasis on the creation of effective governance structures. The study begins by exploring the complexities and challenges unique to managing fisheries in Indonesia, which are more intricate compared to other countries. It also traces the history of fisheries management in Indonesia, detailing the development of its policies and the significant impact these policies have had on the growth of the fisheries sector. Based on the Indonesian Fisheries Law, the goal is to establish a well-structured and continuously improving fisheries management system. Key management systems and strategies in Indonesian fisheries are summarized in this study, along with their effects. The transformation in fishing governance, particularly through the adoption of zoning and quota systems, is expected to contribute to the sustainability of fish resources and economic growth. This research concludes that adopting a quota- and zone-based approach to capture fisheries management in Indonesia will be essential for regulating catches, thereby preserving fish stocks and supporting economic stability. However, due to the distinctive characteristics of Indonesian fisheries and the complex, often ambiguous nature of the sector, significant challenges remain. Moreover, there is an ongoing need to enhance data collection, scientific research, and collaboration among stakeholders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106619"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143154414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Moving towards sustainable whale shark-human interactions: A case study in Bahía de La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico","authors":"Alberto García-Baciero ,&nbsp;Karen Mariana Acevedo-Escobedo ,&nbsp;Maritza Cruz-Castillo ,&nbsp;Dení Ramírez-Macías","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106606","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106606","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Whale shark tourism has experienced a significant increase in demand in recent decades, which may stress these animals or alter their behavior. Therefore, assessing the tourism carrying capacity (TCC) for whale-shark interactions is crucial for sustainable management. Despite Bahía de La Paz being established as a whale shark refuge in 2018 and improvements in management strategies for human-whale shark interactions due to increased oversight of tourism providers, 50–60 % of whale sharks are still injured yearly. This research assesses the TCC for swim-with-whale shark activities at the aggregation site in Bahía de La Paz to incorporate it into a decision-support system for tourism management. We developed the numerical formulation of the TCC following the precautionary principle based on the management factors necessary to estimate a carrying capacity that aligns with current whale shark regulations in Mexico, derived from monitoring data collected between 2005 and 2022. We compared the TCC assessments conducted for two scenarios: a low-regulated period (2015–2016 season) and a high-regulated period (2018–2022 season). The effective carrying capacity (ECC) post-regulation allows more tourism boats per turn compared to the pre-regulation period, primarily due to increased observed whale sharks. In addition, we present a dynamic TCC assessment that adjusts the number of tourist boats based on the observed whale shark population in the area. We hope the government implements this model into the management plan of the species to reduce pressure on whale sharks and lessen the impact on the species.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106606"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143154415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevent or treat occupational noise exposure in artisanal fishers? Decision-making based on public expenditure","authors":"José Bakit ,&nbsp;Enzo Bonilla ,&nbsp;Sebastian Villasante ,&nbsp;Niris Cortés ,&nbsp;Begoña Peceño","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106618","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106618","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Small-scale fisheries account for 40 % of the world's capture fisheries and employ approximately 90 % of the people in the fishing sector. The effects of noise exposure on occupational health have been studied extensively. Studies have been conducted in fisheries in various parts of the world showing hazardous noise levels in different fishing vessels; however, these studies were conducted in industrial fisheries, leaving artisanal fisheries with knowledge gaps. This work focused on artisanal fishers is the first to (a) determine their perception of noise exposure, (b) quantitatively assess their exposure to noise in small vessels, and (c) determine the economic benefits of implementing preventive measures versus the treatment scenario of noise-induced hearing loss in this target group. The results indicate that most of them work at risk of noise exposure and are unaware of it. All tasks and scenarios analysed exceed the maximum permissible noise exposure limits, mainly caused by boat engines. The economic analysis showed that the benefits (savings) of the preventive measures outweighed the expenses (costs) of medical treatment for potential artisanal fishers with hearing loss. The investment spent on preventive measures recovered after 8.65 years. Other benefits correspond to the decongestion of the public healthcare network and reduction in public expenditure. Finally, our study provides quantitative information that fills gaps in the information available to decision-makers when defining public policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106618"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143154416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Secrets of the sea: Unraveling the interactions, between artisanal fishing and southern right whales, in Southern Brazil","authors":"Patrícia Falcão Bueno ,&nbsp;Rodrigo Machado ,&nbsp;Sarah Longhi Kunzler ,&nbsp;Renato Azevedo Matias Silvano ,&nbsp;Karina Rejane Groch ,&nbsp;Alexandre Schiavetti","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106603","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106603","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>For marine mammals, gillnets are primarily responsible for bycatches, this is a global problem that threats to the lives of cetaceans. The marine region of Southern Brazil is notable for the presence of the southern right whale, <em>Eubalaena australis</em>, which annually migrates from feeding areas to the waters of Southern Brazil to reproduce. Consequently, given the importance of this region for the species, the Right Whale Environmental Protection Area (RWEPA) was established. National studies on the interactions between fishers and southern right whale have revealed a gap in information. To gain a deeper understanding of these interactions, this study was conducted in five cities that have the highest concentration of whales, both inside and outside the RWEPA, and where fishing activities are prevalent. Them were divided into two groups based on their fishing areas, those who fish inside the RWEPA, were named “FI_inside_RWEPA”, the other group who fish outside the RWEPA, were named “FI_Outside_RWEPA”. Data were collected through individual interviews with 69 fishers. They report that the presence of whales leads to losses when they damage fishing nets, during collisions between whales and boats, when fisher cease fishing a shoal due to a whale's presence, or when they must cut the net to prevent whales getting trapped. To avoid accidents, some approach the whales so that the sound of the boat's engine may encourage them to move away. They also observe that whales often carry fragments of nets, primarily around their heads. To avoid bycatch, it is crucial to educate and collaboratively develop strategies to monitor when and where these incidents occur.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 106603"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143154371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}