Dynamics of aquaculture governance

作者：Curtis M. Jolly, Beatrice Nyandat, Zhengyong Yang, Neil B. Ridler, Felipe Matias, Zhiyi Zhang, Pierre Murekezi, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes · 发表于：Journal of the World Aquaculture Society · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1111/jwas.12967 · 被引用次数：91 · 研究领域：Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies、Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth、Marine and fisheries research

Abstract Aquaculture is a growing industry with an annual growth rate that is far superior to the population growth rate. Most production occurs in lower‐ and middle‐income countries, and therefore, they can improve the efficiency and modernize the production systems to increase exports to earn foreign exchange earnings for economic and social development. The institutional arrangements should be part of the mechanisms that ensure sustainable aquaculture growth, through the participation of all stakeholders. Sustainability is possible with good and dynamic governance through which the industry embraces the basic principles of governance, equity, accountability, efficiency, and predictability. Over the past decade, several countries made changes in governance and implemented regulations through their action plans to improve aquaculture productivity, and stakeholders profited from the changes made along the value chain. For the producers to benefit from the value‐added products, they complied with the regulations imposed by the importing countries, international regulatory bodies, or their own consumers. Standards increased, and the implementation of certification resulted in changes in the industrial structure. These standards, which inflict regulatory cost on producers, stimulated an improvement in productivity and product quality. However, during the last decade, production growth declined from 5.8% from 2001 to 2010 to 4.5% from 2011 to 2018, resulting in the elusive realiz...