Resisting the Waves of Ocean Grabbing: Challenges, Priorities and Strategies in the Small-Scale Fishers’ Governance Struggle Against the Ocean Economy in South Africa

Yvette Fleur (), Maia Nangle and Carmen Mannarino
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Development, 2023, vol. 66, issue 1, 109-115

Abstract: Abstract The developments taking place under the framework of the Ocean Economy represent the latest wave of ocean grabbing in South Africa, with dire implications for small-scale fishing communities. This article provides an overview of the governance systems in the ocean space in South Africa. It examines the challenges confronting small-scale fishers under Ocean Economy policies and presents strategies implemented by these communities to counteract the displacement caused by the actions of the state and other actors.

Keywords: Displacement; Human rights; Customary rights; Grassroots mobilization; Ocean governance; Operation Phakisa; Marine Spatial Planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1057/s41301-023-00373-4

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