Suárez-de Vivero, Juan L., Rodríguez Mateos, Juan C., Florido del Corral, David, Barragán, María José, Calado, Helena, Kjellevold, Marian and Miasik, Ewelina Janowska (2019) Food security and maritime security: A new challenge for the European Union's ocean policy. Marine Policy, 108 . p. 103640. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103640.

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Abstract

This paper revolves around the role that food-from-the-sea plays in European maritime security. It aims to illustrate the links between food, fisheries, and maritime security by considering these as coexisting attributes of security in general and of maritime (in)security, in particular. The article analyzes three dimensions of this issue: the links between food security, maritime security and maritime policy; the principles that inspire the Common Fisheries Policy and their implications for the food system; and the complexity involved in the trade relations between European markets (EU) and non European suppliers (the case of Cape Verde). The relevant conclusions that can be established are i) the EU's food security policy shows little sign of changing the course of its fisheries policy objectives; ii) The different dimensions of the relationship between fisheries and food security should not be neglected. In fact, from a local perspective, the concept of food sovereignty could be applied to some of the European Union's coastal territories. Therefore, European decision-makers should not ignore the fact that subsistence fisheries are still a strategy in some European coastal areas, where access to maritime resources is the key to their economies.

Document Type:	Article
Programme Area:	PA Not Applicable
Research affiliation:	Social Sciences > Development and Knowledge Sociology
Refereed:	Yes
Open Access Journal?:	No
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103640
ISSN:	0308597X
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2025 14:44
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2025 14:44
URI:	https://cris.leibniz-zmt.de/id/eprint/5844

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