A coastal foodscape: examining the relationship between changing fisheries and community food security on the west coast of Newfoundland

• Published in: Ecology and Society
• Main Author: Kristen N. Lowitt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Resilience Alliance 2014
• Subjects: community food security; fisheries restructuring; foodscapes; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06498-190348; https://doaj.org/article/5f8d60cf05d84edb91fe1f6996f0d5ee

Fisheries make vital contributions to food security and food security is an important part of fisheries governance. However, there are relatively few in-depth studies examining the consequences of collapsed and changing fisheries for the food security of coastal communities. In this case study I use the concept of the coastal foodscape to look at the relationship between changing fisheries and community food security in the Bonne Bay region on the west coast of Newfoundland. I examine the social-ecological interactions that compose the local food system and their changing relationship to community food security, and point to directions for developing a more resilient and democratic food system.