Marine protected areas and spatial fetishism: A viewpoint on destructive fishing in coastal Tanzania

作者：Raycraft Justin^*

来源：Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2018, 133: 478-480.

DOI：10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.008

• Dynamite fishing
• Destructive fishing practices
• Spatial fetishism
• Political economy
• Tanzania
• Marine conservation

This paper focuses on destructive fishing practices in coastal Tanzania. I argue that the dominant conservation narrative that increased capacity and 'political will' for enforcement of marine protected areas (MPAs) reflects a form of spatial fetishization, in that it overemphasizes the influence of space over social behaviour. I contend that Tanzanian MPAs offer bandage solutions to underlying structural problems that are contingent upon the inconsistent availability of social and financial resources for monitoring activities. I suggest that a paradigm shift is necessary, involving the de-territorialization of marine conservation discourse in Tanzania, and a movement towards addressing the underlying social, political and economic conditions that influence marine resource use.

• 出版日期2018-8
• 单位McGill