Stakeholders are more than opponents who might throw sand in the gears; they might actually spot considerations you hadn’t thought of. This also raises questions on how we do #CostBenefitAnalysis#DeepUncertainty#WickedProblems#PostNormalScience (9/9)

The result of the analysis is a landscape of concerns that reflects the current debate on fishing the #mesopelagic, and probably also feeds into future ones. A key insight for me is that such contestation should not only be anticipated, but also welcomed (8/9)

For each case we consider three types of #legitimacy: pragmatic (what’s in it for us?), moral (is it the right thing to do?), and cognitive (does it conform to “what we usually do”?). We also consider how each type of legitimacy is challenged and/or established (7/9)

In this paper, written under the #horizon2020#MEESOprojectwww.meeso.org#DeepSeaMining#ReductionFisheries#contestation of new marine economic activities (6/9)

New marine activities will be contested on more grounds than just the facts. Concerns of social, ethical, cultural, or political nature are just as important. The Netherlands has learned this the hard way in the debate on #PulseFishing (5/9)

While resolving the various scientific uncertainties, as Andries Richter, Suphi Sen, and myself did in our #costbenefitanalysisdoi.org/10.1093/ices...), is important, just getting the facts straight does not address all controversy (4/9)

Climate damage from fishing the mesopelagic zone exceeds its economic benefits

Abstract. Mesopelagic fish represent an opportunity for fishing companies and food production, but their exploitation carries substantial environmental ris

#Fishing companies have been looking at these populations as possible sources of fish feed and Omega-3 pills, but fishing them is very expensive. Moreover, biologists and climatologists warn against it. (3/9)

The #mesopelagic#oceantwilightzone#fish species such as pearlsides and lanternfish (2/9)

New paper led by Amanda Schadeberg with Judith van Leeuwen and Marloes Kraan of the ENP group! doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...#SocialLicenseToOperate#fishing#mesopelagic zone (1/9)

The potential damage done to the global climate by messing with these processes far exceeds any profits that fishing companies might be making. I used to be open to mesopelagic fisheries, but having seen these results I am adamant that this is not the way we should be going (6/6)