Shaping Aquaculture Management—An Interest Tug O’ War

Signe A. Sønvisen and Christian Vik
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Signe A. Sønvisen: Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Christian Vik: AkvaHub, 6953 Leirvik i Sogn, Norway

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-16

Abstract: (1) Background: Although Norwegian aquaculture has experienced tremendous development, environmental challenges limit opportunities for growth. To promote environmentally sustainable industry growth, a new spatial management regime was introduced: the Traffic Light System (TLS). However, with a focus on environmental sustainability and economic growth, the new regime largely ignores important factors for industry development: legitimacy and acceptance. (2) Methods: This study used qualitative methods such as interviews and document analysis. (3) Results: The results showed how aquaculture stakeholders perceive and weigh the dimensions of sustainability. Low social sustainability, owing to low content legitimacy and acceptance, places stakeholders in an interest tug o’ war. (4) Conclusions: Legitimacy and acceptance are prerequisites for industry growth, which may ultimately affect the objective of sustainable growth. In particular, a lack of legitimacy and acceptance may affect procedural legitimacy and thus the long-standing institutional setup in Norway.

Keywords: aquaculture management; social sustainability; legitimacy; acceptance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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