The Aquaculture Controversy in Canada: Activism, Policy, and Contested Science - Hardcover

Young, Nathan; Matthews, Ralph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774818107 ISBN 13: 9780774818100

Publisher: UBC Press, 2010

Synopsis

The farming of aquatic organisms is one of the most promising but controversial new industries in Canada. The industry has the potential to solve food supply problems, but critics believe it poses unacceptable threats to human health, local communities, and the environment. This book is not about the methods and techniques of aquaculture, but it is an exploration of the controversy itself. The authors present the controversy as a multi-layered conflict about knowledge, rights, and development. Comprehensive and balanced, this book addresses one of the most contentious public policy and environmental issues facing the world today.

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Review:

The Aquaculture Controversy is a valuable contribution to a critical Canadian policy debate―one that is bound to inform future studies on the unfolding blue revolution and its ongoing Canadian impacts. Author: Dean Bavington Source: Literary Review of Canada

Young’s and Matthews’ Aquaculture Controversy in Canada deserves special attention for at least two reasons: Firstly, because it is a book vigorously written to unfold the many layers of the aquaculture debate with Canada as a major player as well as ― one is tempted to overstate ― a “victim” of the global industry. Secondly, the book is an excellent example of good sociology Author: Matthias Gross, University of Halle, Germany Source: Canadian Journal of Sociology/Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, 36(1) 2011

This book offers intriguing insights into the debates about aquaculture and the reasons why the various parties, whether for or against, are so entrenched in their views. It should be of interest to current stakeholders in the industry as well as fisheries scientists and scholars. Author: Miriam Wright, University of Windsor Source: International Journal of Maritime History, Vol XXIV No 1

From the Author:

Nathan Young is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Ottawa. Ralph Matthews is a professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia and professor emeritus of sociology at McMaster University.

About this edition

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0774818107
• ISBN 13: 9780774818100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304