Diversity in narratives to green the Norwegian salmon farming industry |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Oslo - Department of Sociology and Human Geography. N-0316 Oslo, Norway;2. Høgskolen i Bergen, Bergen;1. Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart TAS, 7000, Australia;2. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart TAS, 7000, Australia;3. Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway;4. Studio Apertura, NTNU Samfunnsforskning, Dragvoll Allé 38 B, 7049 Trondheim, Norway;1. NTNU Samfunnsforskning, Trondheim, Norway;2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU Samfunnsforskning, Trondheim, Norway;3. SINTEF Ocean, Trondheim, Norway;1. Department of Sociology and Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology & NTNU Social Research, Trondheim, Norway;2. NTNU Social Research, Trondheim, Norway;1. Department of Sociology and Political Science, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology/Studio Apertura, NTNU Social Research, Dragvoll allé 38 B, 7049 Trondheim, Norway;2. Studio Apertura, NTNU Social Research, Dragvoll allé 38 B, 7049 Trondheim, Norway |
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| Abstract: | Despite being an economic success and generating considerable profit, the Norwegian salmon farming industry face environmental challenges that need to be solved. Since 2014, all new licenses to farm salmon are labelled either “light-green”, dark-green” or “development licenses”. The industry is nevertheless characterized by the open net-pen as a hegemonic technology, and is susceptible to both cognitive and political lock-in. In the article, it is defined which narratives on “greening criteria” that are dominant and an analysis is presented on how narratives influence new licenses for salmon farming. The data is derived from 52 qualitative interviews and a broad qualitative analysis of trends and debates in the industry. From the perspective of evolutionary economic geography and the sub-concept path dependency, narratives on greening criteria for future salmon farming are divided in three categories: path extension, modest path renewal and strong path renewal. The findings reveal that although most licenses are linked to mere path extension, development licenses might disrupt this trend. |
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| Keywords: | Policy for salmon farming licenses Green Technology Narrative analysis |
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