Industrial aquaculture and the politics of resignation |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Anthropology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John''s, NL A1C5S7, Canada;2. Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John''s, NL A1C5S7, Canada;1. Marine Affairs Program, Life Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Canada;2. Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Canada |
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| Abstract: | While neoliberalism is often framed as a withdrawal of the state, many scholars have noted that what is occurring is not so much a withdrawal, as a repositioning. Although many social services and regulatory functions once provided by government agencies have indeed been eroded, there has been a simultaneous channeling of new resources into other arenas, in an effort to create conditions in which private corporations can operate more profitably. This, however, often places the state in a contradictory position, simultaneously serving as regulator, investor, and development advocate for the private sector. This can become especially problematic in moments of ecological crisis when decisive and unbiased responses are needed. This paper explores these dynamics through an examination of the cycles of growth and crisis that have characterized the aquaculture industry on the south coast of Newfoundland since the late 1970s as well as the ongoing attempts by aquaculture advocates to characterize industrial-scale fish farming as a sustainable industry, despite evidence to the contrary. |
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| Keywords: | Aquaculture Atlantic salmon Newfoundland Corporate social responsibility Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) Genetic pollution |
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