TY - JOUR

T1 - Notions of justice held by stakeholders of the Newfoundland fishery

AU - Kahmann, Birte

AU - Stumpf, Klara Helene

AU - Baumgärtner, Stefan

PY - 2015/12/1

Y1 - 2015/12/1

N2 - Justice is an important and contested issue in the governance of fish stocks threatened by overexploitation. This study identifies the notions of justice held by stakeholders of the fishery in Newfoundland, Canada, using qualitative interviews, and interprets these notions in light of established justice theories. The interviews are analysed using inductive and deductive coding. A central result is that inshore fishers are seen as the main claim holders, with a claim to participate and be listened to, and the opportunity to make a living from the fishery. Moreover, rules play an important role in the justice notions of the interview partners, and their justice notions are clearly plural. The stakeholder notions of justice in the Newfoundland fishery resonate with the emphasis on recognition, participation and distribution as important aspects of justice within the environmental justice approach [59-61] (Schlosberg 2004, 2007, 2013).

AB - Justice is an important and contested issue in the governance of fish stocks threatened by overexploitation. This study identifies the notions of justice held by stakeholders of the fishery in Newfoundland, Canada, using qualitative interviews, and interprets these notions in light of established justice theories. The interviews are analysed using inductive and deductive coding. A central result is that inshore fishers are seen as the main claim holders, with a claim to participate and be listened to, and the opportunity to make a living from the fishery. Moreover, rules play an important role in the justice notions of the interview partners, and their justice notions are clearly plural. The stakeholder notions of justice in the Newfoundland fishery resonate with the emphasis on recognition, participation and distribution as important aspects of justice within the environmental justice approach [59-61] (Schlosberg 2004, 2007, 2013).

KW - Conceptual structure

KW - Deductive/inductive coding

KW - Empirical justice research

KW - Environmental justice

KW - Justice

KW - Newfoundland fishery

KW - Qualitative semi-structured interviews

KW - Sustainability Science

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84940381551&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.08.012

DO - 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.08.012

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:84940381551

VL - 62

SP - 37

EP - 50

JO - Marine Policy

JF - Marine Policy

SN - 0308-597X

M1 - 2174

ER -