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Accountability as a governance paradox in the Norwegian salmon aquaculture industry
Tiller, R.G.; De Kok, J.-L.; Vermeiren, K.; Thorvaldsen, T. (2017). Accountability as a governance paradox in the Norwegian salmon aquaculture industry. Front. Mar. Sci. 4: 71. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00071
In: Frontiers in Marine Science. Frontiers Media: Lausanne. e-ISSN 2296-7745
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Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Marien/Kust |
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aquaculture; Atlantic salmon; public perception; accountability; fuzzycognitive mapping; scenario development; stakeholder |
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- Tiller, R.G.
- De Kok, J.-L.
- Vermeiren, K.
- Thorvaldsen, T.
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| Abstract |
The aquaculture industry in Norway currently represents 60% (US$ 5.4 billion) of Norwegian seafood exports. Of these, farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) represents over 80% (850,000 tons). These production levels are driven by a strong and growing demand for farmed fish, and has a stated political goal of increased growth by a factor of 5 by 2050 in Norway alone. However, growth is potentially more challenging without the public support and trust in the governance regime that regulates the industry. The theoretical framework of this paper rests on accountability theory, whereby the research team highlighted and tested the paradox between the ideal and the actual practices on a group of stakeholders representing the aquaculture industry and municipal, regional, and sector management in northern Norway relative to their interactions and need thereof—vs. the expectations of the public. The findings of a workshop were used to develop a conceptual model and test our theory on stakeholder driven future scenarios using a combination of systems thinking and fuzzy cognitive mapping. We found that stakeholders and management alike in a workshop setting valued flexibility of legislation and expert opinions highly, whereby regulatory standardization is not prioritized—in line with soft accountability. The industry acknowledged, though, that the public perception and negative media attention of the industry, in turn depended on hard accountability. |
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