Ocean grabbing: a new wave of twenty first century enclosures Published: in OpenDemocracy 17 October 2014 In their article published in Open Democracy Nick Buxton, Carsten Pedersen and Mads Christian Barbesgaard alert us to the issue of ocean grabbing and call for an end to the privatisation of the oceans. They argue that the rise of market-based fishing policies that ...
Conflicts over fish and other resources between the Mi’kmaq (Indigenous people) and colonial powers have a 400 year-long history in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Mi’kmaq Treaties – the solemn agreements of 1760/61 between colonisers and Mi’kmaq that set out long-standing promises, mutual obligations and benefits is one of several treaties acknowledging the rights of the L’stkuk community, known as Bear ...
Statement made at: Latin American workshop on Artisanal Fishing: ASSERTING RIGHTS, DEFINING RESPONSIBILITIES: PERSPECTIVES FROM ARTISANAL FISHING AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES ON FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE POLICIES, COASTAL MANAGEMENT, ACCESS TO MARKETS AND AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN LATIN AMERICA Punta de Tralca Chile, 4 – 8 August 2008 INTRODUCTION The Latin American workshop on Artisanal Fishing, held in Punta de Tralca, Chile ...