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Fudan talk Michael Fabinyi - Global Research Forum on Sustainable
The Chinese policy and governance context for sustainable global seafood Michael Fabinyi and Liu Neng Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University and Department of Sociology, Peking University China and global seafood trade • Largest seafood producer and consumer in the world • Increasing with economic growth • 62% of world aquaculture production • 35% of total fish production Environmental challenges • Overfishing domestically and internationally • Pollution and high use of fishmeal • Trade in and consumption of unsustainably harvested species Summary • Environmental governance in China • Fisheries policy • Actions by market and civil society • A focus on implications for sustainability Environmental Governance in China • Trade-offs between economic growth and environmental sustainability • Disjuncture between legislation and enforcement • Strong historical trajectories of environmental exploitation • Ideologies of modernization and development Fisheries Policy – 12th Five Year Plan • Balance between quality and quantity • Domestic demand for high-quality product • Food safety Fisheries Policy – 12th Five Year Plan • Support for aquaculture production • Low-trophic-level species (e.g. carp, tilapia) • But fish feed increasing, and demand for higher trophic-level species increasing Fisheries Policy – 12th Five Year Plan • Support for distant water fishery • Estimated to be more than ten times official catch Market and Civil Society – Certification • Overwhelmingly dominated by attention to international market Market and Civil Society – Luxury Consumption Market and Civil Society – Shark Fin Market and Civil Society • Crack down by Chinese government on corruption • Significant impact on luxury seafood consumption “Look in the mirror, fix your clothes, take a bath, and seek remedies” - Xi Jinping, President of China Conclusions • State policy has significant limitations • Actions by civil society and market are constrained • No linear pathways • Chinese fisheries policy context also a highly political question Thank you ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies James Cook University [email protected]