Selling the Sea: a comparative cultural analysis of urban fish markets

该项目旨在就城市鱼类市场如何作为连接海洋和城市、渔民、买家、游客和消费者的重要基础设施进行第一次跨学科人种学比较研究。通过对悉尼、达喀尔和马尼拉鱼类市场的三个案例研究，它预计将产生关于过度捕捞、海洋变暖和关于捕捞法规的地缘政治争端等全球问题对当地影响的新知识。预期成果包括关于鱼类市场作用的新的跨文化知识，以及加强国际跨学科合作。丰富的理论和实证结果将为学术界、产业界和政府政策制定者提供显著的好处

This project aims to conduct the first comparative interdisciplinary ethnographic study about how urban fish markets act as vital infrastructures connecting the oceans and cities, fishers, buyers, tourists and consumers. Through three case studies of the fish markets in Sydney, Dakar, and Manila, it expects to generate new knowledge about the local impacts of the global issues of overfishing, ocean warming, and geo-political disputes about fishing regulations. The expected outcomes include new cross-cultural knowledge about the roles of fish markets, and enhanced international interdisciplinary collaborations. The rich theoretical and empirical results should provide significant benefits to academia, industry, and government policy-makers