Wageningen by Sea dialogue: Who owns our fish? (June 21)

Seafood is considered to be a vital component of a healthy human diet and food security in light of the expected global population growth. While some advocate the need for a blue revolution to feed the world, others express concerns about the global decline of fish resources, adverse effects of fish farming, and the dependency of the European market on seafood production in developing countries and associated local impacts and access to resources. These are just a few examples of dilemmas associated with seafood production and trade and the use of oceans to feed the world.

This dialogue session focuses on the issue of ownership. Should marine resources belong to fishermen, to the government, or perhaps to everybody? Who should decide about our use of the ocean, and who should reap the benefits?

The Wageningen by Sea open lectures are designed to present and critically debate these dilemmas over a series of three dialogue sessions. Each dialogue covers an issue that holds an important global imperative for both fish and people of sustainable capture fisheries and aquaculture production. The dialogues will be organised in IMPULSE on 19 April, 17 May and 21 June from 12:30-13:30h. Each topic will be introduced in 15 minutes by a key note speaker followed by a 5 minute response by one or two co-referents and a dialogue with the audience. It is possible to follow the dialogue session via a livestream and engage in the debate via Twitter: #WURbySea.

The Wageningen by Sea dialogue sessions will be hosted by Simon Bush (WU Environmental Policy Group), Nathalie Steins (Wageningen Marine Research) and Rolf Groeneveld (WU Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Group).

The sessions will be in English.