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: Lowitt, Kristen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Resilience Alliance 2014
• Subjects: Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/14100/; https://research.library.mun.ca/14100/1/ES-2014-6498%20Lowitt.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06498-190348

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.