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This book provides a historical and analytical account of changes
in the seafood supply chain in Britain from the mid-twentieth
century to the present, looking at the impact of various types of
governance. The governance of marine fisheries has been a contested
issue for decades with increasing anxieties about overfishing. In
tandem, the rise of aquaculture, fish and shellfish farming, has
driven another set of environmental concerns. In the food system,
there have been scandals about safety failures and about fraud. At
the same time, governments issue advice urging people to eat fish
for its health benefits. In the context of these problems and
contradictions, how have governments, the food industry and
ordinary consumers responded? The author shows how different types
of governance and regulation have been used to seek seafood
sustainability and food safety and to communicate nutritional
messages to the public and with what effects. The book also
presents a new model for understanding food chains which combines
governance and power approaches with an emphasis on understanding
the interests served and the resulting balance of public and
private benefits. This shows that the role of state regulation
should have greater emphasis in governance and agri-food analysis
and that theories about supply chain functioning, including the
part played by major retailers and civil society, should be
modified by a more nuanced understanding of the role of standards
and certification systems. Although much of the focus is on the UK
and Europe, this book provides key lessons internationally for the
governance of seafood and other agri-food supply chains. The book
will be of interest to students of food policy and those working in
the seafood industry or studying for connected qualifications, and
more widely to readers with an interest in seafood issues and
problems.
This book provides a historical and analytical account of changes
in the seafood supply chain in Britain from the mid-twentieth
century to the present, looking at the impact of various types of
governance. The governance of marine fisheries has been a contested
issue for decades with increasing anxieties about overfishing. In
tandem, the rise of aquaculture, fish and shellfish farming, has
driven another set of environmental concerns. In the food system,
there have been scandals about safety failures and about fraud. At
the same time, governments issue advice urging people to eat fish
for its health benefits. In the context of these problems and
contradictions, how have governments, the food industry and
ordinary consumers responded? The author shows how different types
of governance and regulation have been used to seek seafood
sustainability and food safety and to communicate nutritional
messages to the public and with what effects. The book also
presents a new model for understanding food chains which combines
governance and power approaches with an emphasis on understanding
the interests served and the resulting balance of public and
private benefits. This shows that the role of state regulation
should have greater emphasis in governance and agri-food analysis
and that theories about supply chain functioning, including the
part played by major retailers and civil society, should be
modified by a more nuanced understanding of the role of standards
and certification systems. Although much of the focus is on the UK
and Europe, this book provides key lessons internationally for the
governance of seafood and other agri-food supply chains. The book
will be of interest to students of food policy and those working in
the seafood industry or studying for connected qualifications, and
more widely to readers with an interest in seafood issues and
problems.
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