Shellfish aquaculture and First Nations' sovereignty: the quest for sustainable development in contested sea space.

摘要: Aquaculture tenures or leases have become an increasingly important management tool for regulating access rights to coastal and offshore marine habitat. Tenure, as a form of private property space, is generally considered prerequisite aquaculture development, are the associated exclusive which provide necessary incentives producers invest in infrastructure. The shellfish industry British Columbia (BC), Canada, presented case study transition from primarily common wild fishery rights-based system aquaculture. In BC, seafood production has grown substantially during past two decades result production. However, despite inherent economic advantages tenuring increasing production, sites BC remain highly controversial, particularly response environmental concerns infringements on Aboriginal territorial claims. Shellfish farming has, to-date, been far less controversial than salmon farming; however, not uniformly adopted across province, analyses capacity opportunities communities failed adequately explain development patterns. This paper, identifies perceptions risks benefits system, presents results 56 interviews conducted with individuals involved BC. Results indicate that heightened risk about related unresolved claims, dependence resources, well place-based values favouring resources. Underlying cultural understandings also strongly shape public aquaculture, such, influence local decisions either accept resist growth. this case, interviewees' were found be more indicators potential expansion studies cost-benefit analyses.