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Sustainable small-scale fisheries markets in the Mediterranean: weaknesses and opportunities
Improved access to markets by small-scale fisheries (SSF), as called by Sustainable Development Goal 14b and other global and Mediterranean policy documents, is impeded by the existing organisation of value chains and market structures, which are typically antagonistic to the nature of SSF. This art...
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author | Penca, Jerneja Said, Alicia Cavallé, Marta Pita, Cristina Libralato, Simone |
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description | Improved access to markets by small-scale fisheries (SSF), as called by Sustainable Development Goal 14b and other global and Mediterranean policy documents, is impeded by the existing organisation of value chains and market structures, which are typically antagonistic to the nature of SSF. This article analyses the markets in the Mediterranean to map the drivers and feedback loops that keep fisheries in an unsustainable trajectory and reviews the key innovations in support of a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable small-scale fishing sector. We show how the current market is dominated by lack of product traceability and underappreciation of the inherent value of SSF products (e.g. local production, freshness, season dependence, quantitatively and culinary varied nature). In addition, due to a lack of organisation and the capacity to act, small-scale fishers are poised to have little to no influence over the price. In what we conceptualise as a response to the negative effects of existing market structures, we identify and classify initiatives that add value to SSF products, but not exclusively. These are the shortening of the value chain, innovation in the distribution channel, diversification in the type of product offered, promotion and education regarding SSF products, label and brand development and the empowerment of SSF communities through improved leadership, ownership, cooperation and coordination. We provide examples of these activities and propose the key types of intervention at various levels of governance to accelerate and capitalise on them in order to accomplish policy goals and achieve a better status of both the oceans and the fishers. |
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spelling | pubmed-80820562021-04-29 Sustainable small-scale fisheries markets in the Mediterranean: weaknesses and opportunities Penca, Jerneja Said, Alicia Cavallé, Marta Pita, Cristina Libralato, Simone Maritime Studies Research Improved access to markets by small-scale fisheries (SSF), as called by Sustainable Development Goal 14b and other global and Mediterranean policy documents, is impeded by the existing organisation of value chains and market structures, which are typically antagonistic to the nature of SSF. This article analyses the markets in the Mediterranean to map the drivers and feedback loops that keep fisheries in an unsustainable trajectory and reviews the key innovations in support of a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable small-scale fishing sector. We show how the current market is dominated by lack of product traceability and underappreciation of the inherent value of SSF products (e.g. local production, freshness, season dependence, quantitatively and culinary varied nature). In addition, due to a lack of organisation and the capacity to act, small-scale fishers are poised to have little to no influence over the price. In what we conceptualise as a response to the negative effects of existing market structures, we identify and classify initiatives that add value to SSF products, but not exclusively. These are the shortening of the value chain, innovation in the distribution channel, diversification in the type of product offered, promotion and education regarding SSF products, label and brand development and the empowerment of SSF communities through improved leadership, ownership, cooperation and coordination. We provide examples of these activities and propose the key types of intervention at various levels of governance to accelerate and capitalise on them in order to accomplish policy goals and achieve a better status of both the oceans and the fishers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021-04-29 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8082056/ /pubmed/35300282 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40152-021-00222-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Research Penca, Jerneja Said, Alicia Cavallé, Marta Pita, Cristina Libralato, Simone Sustainable small-scale fisheries markets in the Mediterranean: weaknesses and opportunities |
title | Sustainable small-scale fisheries markets in the Mediterranean: weaknesses and opportunities |
title_full | Sustainable small-scale fisheries markets in the Mediterranean: weaknesses and opportunities |
title_fullStr | Sustainable small-scale fisheries markets in the Mediterranean: weaknesses and opportunities |
title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable small-scale fisheries markets in the Mediterranean: weaknesses and opportunities |
title_short | Sustainable small-scale fisheries markets in the Mediterranean: weaknesses and opportunities |
title_sort | sustainable small-scale fisheries markets in the mediterranean: weaknesses and opportunities |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8082056/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35300282 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40152-021-00222-5 |
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