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M. Bavinck et al. (eds.), Governability of Fisheries and Aquaculture:
Theory and Applications, MARE Publication Series 7, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6107-0_6,
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Abstract Food security is the right of all people to have access to suf fi cient, safe
and nutritious food. Food security is governed across scales from household and
local to national and global and food security issues are typically diverse, complex
and dynamic – perfect territory for an interactive governance approach. Fish make
essential contributions to food security at all levels, by providing high quality protein, lipids for brain development and function, and micronutrients. Many capture
fi sheries are in crisis and aquaculture, although having huge potential, is facing
dif fi cult intersectorial and environmental problems. These problems and potentials
are reviewed from the perspective of making interventions to improve governability
along the fi sh chains from fi shery and farm to consumer. A worked example is
attempted for three aquaculture fi sh chains.
Keywords Aquaculture • Capture fi sheries • Fish chains • Fisheries • Fish trade •
Food security • Governability
Introduction
Food security is a never-ending problem. Everyone always needs to know that the
next meal, its suf fi ciency and acceptability are guaranteed. Food security is arguably the wickedest of wicked problems, as de fi ned by Jentoft and Chuenpagdee
( 2009 ) , because its supply and demand scenarios are always changing and because
R. S. V. Pullin (*)
Independent Consultant Aquatic Biologist, 7A Legaspi Park View, 134 Legaspi St.,
Makati City , Philippines
e-mail: pullin.roger@gmail.com
Chapter 6
Food Security in the Context of Fisheries
and Aquaculture – A Governability Challenge
Roger S. V. Pullin
M. Bavinck et al. (eds.), Governability of Fisheries and Aquaculture:
Theory and Applications, MARE Publication Series 7, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6107-0_6,
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Abstract Food security is the right of all people to have access to suf fi cient, safe
and nutritious food. Food security is governed across scales from household and
local to national and global and food security issues are typically diverse, complex
and dynamic – perfect territory for an interactive governance approach. Fish make
essential contributions to food security at all levels, by providing high quality protein, lipids for brain development and function, and micronutrients. Many capture
fi sheries are in crisis and aquaculture, although having huge potential, is facing
dif fi cult intersectorial and environmental problems. These problems and potentials
are reviewed from the perspective of making interventions to improve governability
along the fi sh chains from fi shery and farm to consumer. A worked example is
attempted for three aquaculture fi sh chains.
Keywords Aquaculture • Capture fi sheries • Fish chains • Fisheries • Fish trade •
Food security • Governability
Introduction
Food security is a never-ending problem. Everyone always needs to know that the
next meal, its suf fi ciency and acceptability are guaranteed. Food security is arguably the wickedest of wicked problems, as de fi ned by Jentoft and Chuenpagdee
( 2009 ) , because its supply and demand scenarios are always changing and because
R. S. V. Pullin (*)
Independent Consultant Aquatic Biologist, 7A Legaspi Park View, 134 Legaspi St.,
Makati City , Philippines
e-mail: pullin.roger@gmail.com
Chapter 6
Food Security in the Context of Fisheries
and Aquaculture – A Governability Challenge
Roger S. V. Pullin