Quota discarding and distributive justice: The case of the under-10m fishing fleet in Sussex, England
Marine fish discarding has become a contentious environmental issue, but little attention has been paid to the moral grievances that sometimes underlie discarding practices. This article explores such a moral grievance through a case study of the under-10. m fishery in Sussex, England, where discard...
| Published in: | Marine Policy |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/28661 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2010.08.010 http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/28661/1/Gray-etal-MarinePolicy-2010.pdf |
| Summary: | Marine fish discarding has become a contentious environmental issue, but little attention has been paid to the moral grievances that sometimes underlie discarding practices. This article explores such a moral grievance through a case study of the under-10. m fishery in Sussex, England, where discarding of cod (Gadus morhua) has become a highly charged issue, skippers blaming it on unjust quota allocations. The moral claim to a greater quota allocation is analysed using two conceptions of distributive justice, entitlement and desert. The conclusion reached is that the under-10. m fleet's entitlement arguments for a higher quota are weaker than their desert arguments, but that entitlement arguments weigh more heavily than desert arguments with government when it allocates quota. |
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