Fisheries products are globally traded commodities, which have led to varying degrees of social and economic dependency for producing regions. These dependencies become more evident at times of major demand or supply shocks. Resilience to such shocks is intertwined with, and rooted in, the intra-sectoral structure and governance frameworks. This work analyses two large-scale, capital-intensive and export-oriented seafood sectors: Atlantic salmon and North-east Atlantic mackerel, responded to the environmental, economic and geopolitical shocks accompanying their development, from a UK perspective. Intra-firm controls are identified as elements, which have delivered resilience and strength in these two sectors. This work highlights the central, yet different role of the UK government in increasing their resilience and underlying producing regions. Our work contributes to the broader context of regional development and changing global food demand identifying both domestic and external threats to sustainability. Our approach aims to expand the debate around seafood production from ‘food security’ to a transdisciplinary analysis, which incorporates wider economic, social, and ecological sustainability aspects.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	consolidation, Farmed Atlantic salmon, NEA mackerel, resilience, shocks, employment
Research Division:	Human Society
Research Group:	Human geography
Research Field:	Urban geography
Objective Division:	Environmental Management
Objective Group:	Coastal and estuarine systems and management
Objective Field:	Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
UTAS Author:	Alexander, K (Dr Karen Alexander)
ID Code:	122608
Year Published:	2018
Web of Science® Times Cited:	6
Deposited By:	Oceans and Cryosphere
Deposited On:	2017-11-20
Last Modified:	2019-02-21
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