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Ocean grabbing
Bennett, N.J.; Govan, H.; Satterfield, T. (2015). Ocean grabbing. Mar. Policy 57: 61-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.03.026
In: Marine Policy. Elsevier: UK. ISSN 0308-597X; e-ISSN 1872-9460, more
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Keyword
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Ocean grabbing; Land grabbing; Small-scale fisheries; Human security and well-being; Environmental governance; Rights and access

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  • Bennett, N.J.
  • Govan, H.
  • Satterfield, T.

Abstract
    The term “ocean grabbing” has been used to describe actions, policies or initiatives that deprive small-scale fishers of resources, dispossess vulnerable populations of coastal lands, and/or undermine historical access to areas of the sea. Rights and access to marine resources and spaces are frequently reallocated through government or private sector initiatives to achieve conservation, management or development objectives with a variety of outcomes for different sectors of society. This paper provides a definition and gives examples of reallocations of marine resources or spaces that might constitute “ocean grabbing”. It offers a tentative framework for evaluating whether marine conservation, management or development is ocean grabbing and proposes an agenda for future research. For a reallocation to be considered ocean grabbing, it must: (1) occur by means of inadequate governance, and (2) be implemented using actions that undermine human security and livelihoods, or (3) produce impacts that reduce social–ecological well-being. Future research on ocean grabbing will: document case studies, drivers and consequences; conduct spatial and historical analyses; and investigate solutions. The intent is to stimulate rigorous discussion and promote systematic inquiry into the phenomenon of ocean grabbing.

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