Community responses to international trade policy: A Newfoundland case study

摘要: Abstract Fisheries in Atlantic Canada are going through a period of transition due to environmental, economic, and policy changes that impacting resource sustainability community viability. One change is the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), which came into effect December 2017, offering increased market access for fishery-reliant provinces such as Newfoundland Labrador. How CETA locally perceived, how it plays out on ground, may have province's fisheries communities not yet known. Through interviews with key informants, including representatives fishing industry government officials, this paper examines stakeholders' perceptions initial responses Great Northern Peninsula (GNP) region, Our research shows while tariff reductions seafood products EU considered positive change, there concerns phasing-out provincial protects local employment enhance vulnerabilities coastal communities. Further, domestic funding support created bolster fishery sector inadequate addressing long-term issues. Considering GNP facing both pressures lack adequate access, unclear extent influences existing situation or induces further effecting A principled governance trade imperative elevate protections over homogenizing free trade.