Department of Anthropology, McGill University, 855 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T7, Canada.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2018 Aug;133:478-480. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.008. Epub 2018 Jun 19.
This paper focuses on destructive fishing practices in coastal Tanzania. I argue that the dominant conservation narrative that increased capacity and 'political will' for enforcement of marine protected areas (MPAs) reflects a form of spatial fetishization, in that it overemphasizes the influence of space over social behaviour. I contend that Tanzanian MPAs offer bandage solutions to underlying structural problems that are contingent upon the inconsistent availability of social and financial resources for monitoring activities. I suggest that a paradigm shift is necessary, involving the de-territorialization of marine conservation discourse in Tanzania, and a movement towards addressing the underlying social, political and economic conditions that influence marine resource use.
本文聚焦于坦桑尼亚沿海地区的破坏性捕捞行为。我认为，关于提高海洋保护区执法能力和“政治意愿”的主流保护叙事反映了一种空间拜物教形式，因为它过分强调了空间对社会行为的影响。我认为，坦桑尼亚的海洋保护区只是为了应对监测活动中社会和财政资源的供应不稳定这一根本结构性问题的权宜之计。我建议有必要进行范式转变，包括使坦桑尼亚的海洋保护话语去地域化，并努力解决影响海洋资源利用的根本社会、政治和经济条件。
