Mariculture in Sweden... where to start?
As our friend Barry Antonio Costa-Pierce put it at the recent WaterCentre@KTH Innovations for a #blueplanet conference: "[western countries] can't seem to get out of their own way to allow low impact #aquaculture to just take off and fulfil it's #sustainability potential".
In this paper, we took a deep dive into the #governance of #lowtrophic #mariculture (LTM) in #Sweden. https://lnkd.in/duQkNxy7
From the abstract: "LTM, involving species such as #seaweeds and #mollusks, offers #ecosystemservices and nutritious foods. Despite its potential to contribute to #bluegrowth and the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs), LTM development in the EU and OECD countries has stagnated. A framework for mapping governance elements (institutions, structures, and processes) and analyzing governance objective (effective, equitable, responsive, and robust) was combined with surveys addressed to the private entrepreneurs in the sector. Analysis reveals ineffective institutions due to lack of updated legislation and guidance, resulting in ambiguous interpretations. Governance structures include multiple decision-making bodies without a clear coordination agency. Licensing processes were lengthy and costly for the private entrepreneurs, and the outcomes were uncertain. To support Sweden’s #bluebioeconomy, LTM governance requires policy integration, clearer direction, coordinated decision-making, and mechanisms for conflict resolution and learning."
Special thanks to the hard-working #blueeconomy industry actors struggling everyday for a greener and more sustainable future, and an extra special thanks to those of you who willingly gave us your time to develop this article.
This research was funded by Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (Grant Number 2017-00213) and open access was funded by KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Congratulations to the dream team of the SNOOP project and the wonderful collaboration between KTH, IVL, Tyréns AB, Holmboe & Skarp AB, Anthesis Group! Frida Franzén, Åsa strand, Johanna Stadmark, Ida Ingmansson, Tore Söderqvist, Rajib Sinha, Fredrik Gröndahl, Linus Hasselström
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