Professor Dave Little was recently featured on the University of Stirling news pages for his contribution to a new paper published in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability entitled “Aquaculture governance: five engagement arenas for sustainability transformation”.

In the article he is quoted as saying “Good governance is critically important for ensuring that aquaculture does not cause more harm than benefits. However, current knowledge and practices related to aquaculture governance currently lack a set of unifying topics and sustainability goals.”

The study reviews the most recent literature and synthesises expert advice to suggest five priority areas for research and policymaking: setting sustainability transformation goals; cross-sectoral linkages; land–water–sea connectivity; knowledge and innovation; and value chains.

Read the full news article or access the academic paper directly.