Mobilising international resource management certification schemes: Re-configuration of the global shark fin supply network by producers
Mobilising international resource management certification schemes: Re-configuration of the global shark fin supply network by producers
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动员国际资源管理认证计划：生产商重新配置全球鱼翅供应网络
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10.1002/geo2.117
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2023
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Reiko Omoto
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作者：
Reiko Omoto
作为在地方层面向更广泛的受众宣传可持续发展努力的一种方法，国际资源管理认证计划及其生态标签计划已被广泛用作验证工具。以宫城县气仙沼市为基地的日本鲨鱼渔业为例，展示了一种极具争议的商品——鱼翅——背后的全球背景的全貌。由环保非政府组织发起的反对鱼翅的运动已经导致中国一些高档酒店的菜单上不再供应鱼翅。气仙沼的鲨鱼渔业目前正在努力获得海洋管理委员会（MSC）的认证，以证明他们的鲨鱼产品不是被割鳍的结果，并期望该认证将明确区分人类道德问题和可持续资源管理问题。在此基础上，本文分析了合作利益相关者的网络，以重新配置全球可持续的鱼翅商品网络。自1997年MSC作为独立组织正式成立以来，已经过去了近四分之一个世纪。最初，MSC认证是差异化的主要优势，允许获得认证的海产品生产者以更高的价格出售，但针对相同或类似物种的多个渔业获得认证降低了单个渔业的经济效益。通过分析需要公海资源管理的鲨鱼渔业，本文为生产者如何利用MSC认证提供了新的见解。
As one approach to publicising sustainability efforts at the local level for a wider audience, international resource management certification schemes and their eco‐label programmes have been widely used as a verification tool. The case of Japanese shark fishery based in Kesennuma, Miyagi shows the full picture of the current global context behind a highly controversial commodity: shark fins. Campaigns against shark finning directed by environmental NGOs have led to shark fin being taken off the menu at some Chinese high‐class hotels. The shark fishery in Kesennuma is currently working toward obtaining Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification to prove that their shark products are not the result of finning, with the expectation that the certification will provide a clear distinction between human moral issues and sustainable resource management issues. Drawing on this case, this paper analyses the network of cooperative stakeholders in order to re‐configure a global sustainable commodity network for shark fins. It has been almost a quarter century since MSC was officially launched as an independent organisation in 1997. Initially, MSC certification was a major strength of differentiation, allowing producers of certified seafood to sell at a higher price, but the acquisition of certification by multiple fisheries targeting the same or similar species has reduced the economic benefits for individual fisheries. By analysing the shark fishery, which require resource management on the high seas, this paper provides new insights into how MSC certification can be mobilised by producers.