its respective people and their attributes, e.g. knowledge holders, right holders,
access to power holders, gender and institutions, among others (Krause et al. 2015).
Indeed, all across human history and geography, people have perceived, lived, used
and explored marine resources in coastal lagoons and bays, estuaries and shores,
which conducted to changes in those habitats and their natural populations.
Consequently, coastal communities changed their values and perceptions of the sea,
as well as their way of living and of using natural resources. Thus, advancing
change within any civilization does not occur in a vacuum, but rather must evolve
out of the given circumstances and discourses that prevail. For instance in western
civilization, we cannot think of culture without considering the context in which
products and goods are produced, mediated, and consumed over time. Thus,
aquaculture as culture exists in relationship to broader societal discourses that
evolve across different scales, from interpersonal and group relationships to
mainstream media discourses (Bell-Jordan 2008; Fiske 1987; Rosteck and Frentz
2009).
New aquaculture industries, especially in rural areas, should strive to integrate
into the cultural fabric of the local community (Burbridge et al. 2001). This is
paramount consideration, i.e. if an aquaculture industry develops successfully in a
region or community that has previously been dominated by other types of
industries, it can alter the very image of what the region, community and its
inhabitants “is”. This can be because the base economic activity has been a fundamental factor for the identity of the community and its inhabitants, be it fisheries,
tourism, agriculture or something else. It can be because aquaculture introduces
new and very visible landscape elements, and a third possibility is that in-migration
substantially alters the cultural mix in the community population. Furthermore,
gender issues, like the opportunities for increased women participation and
responsibility in the labor market through aquaculture development may gain more
prominence. However, this seems to primarily have been an issue for developing
countries (Veliu et al. 2009; Ndanga et al. 2013).
How aquaculture development and planning processes are organized may also
affect learning among and between stakeholder groups. Leach et al. (2013) examine
qualities in aquaculture partnerships in the US that enhance knowledge acquisition
and belief change, and these include procedural fairness, trustworthiness among
participants, diverse participation and the level of scientific certainty. Their work
also indicate that knowledge acquired through collaborative partnerships make the
participants primed to change their opinions on science or policy issues. Stepanova
(2015) find that knowledge integration and joint learning are crucial for conflict
resolution over coastal resource use.
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access to power holders, gender and institutions, among others (Krause et al. 2015).
Indeed, all across human history and geography, people have perceived, lived, used
and explored marine resources in coastal lagoons and bays, estuaries and shores,
which conducted to changes in those habitats and their natural populations.
Consequently, coastal communities changed their values and perceptions of the sea,
as well as their way of living and of using natural resources. Thus, advancing
change within any civilization does not occur in a vacuum, but rather must evolve
out of the given circumstances and discourses that prevail. For instance in western
civilization, we cannot think of culture without considering the context in which
products and goods are produced, mediated, and consumed over time. Thus,
aquaculture as culture exists in relationship to broader societal discourses that
evolve across different scales, from interpersonal and group relationships to
mainstream media discourses (Bell-Jordan 2008; Fiske 1987; Rosteck and Frentz
2009).
New aquaculture industries, especially in rural areas, should strive to integrate
into the cultural fabric of the local community (Burbridge et al. 2001). This is
paramount consideration, i.e. if an aquaculture industry develops successfully in a
region or community that has previously been dominated by other types of
industries, it can alter the very image of what the region, community and its
inhabitants “is”. This can be because the base economic activity has been a fundamental factor for the identity of the community and its inhabitants, be it fisheries,
tourism, agriculture or something else. It can be because aquaculture introduces
new and very visible landscape elements, and a third possibility is that in-migration
substantially alters the cultural mix in the community population. Furthermore,
gender issues, like the opportunities for increased women participation and
responsibility in the labor market through aquaculture development may gain more
prominence. However, this seems to primarily have been an issue for developing
countries (Veliu et al. 2009; Ndanga et al. 2013).
How aquaculture development and planning processes are organized may also
affect learning among and between stakeholder groups. Leach et al. (2013) examine
qualities in aquaculture partnerships in the US that enhance knowledge acquisition
and belief change, and these include procedural fairness, trustworthiness among
participants, diverse participation and the level of scientific certainty. Their work
also indicate that knowledge acquired through collaborative partnerships make the
participants primed to change their opinions on science or policy issues. Stepanova
(2015) find that knowledge integration and joint learning are crucial for conflict
resolution over coastal resource use.
8 The Socio-economic Dimensions of Offshore …
173