THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE AND THE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM

1. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE AND THE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM Craig K. Harris Department of Sociology Michigan State University

2. GLOBALIZATION • Increased accumulation through • Flexibility of sourcing of inputs and products • Flexibility of marketing of products and outputs • Mobility of capital to sites of greatest profit • Avoiding progressive control by nation-state on processes of labor, production and marketing • Avoiding progressive taxation for liberal welfare programs

3. GLOBALIZATION • Increased accumulation • Two counter tendencies • Progressive populist demand for state activity for public good (e.g., human health, biophysical environment) • Regressive elite demand for state activity to enhance accumulation (e.g., human health, natural resources)

4. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption

7. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased variety of processing • Drying

9. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased variety of processing • Drying, smoking, fermenting • Canning

12. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased variety of processing • Drying, smoking, fermenting • Canning • Freezing

14. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased variety of processing • Drying, smoking, fermenting • Canning • Freezing • Breading and battering

16. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased variety of processing • Drying, smoking, fermenting • Canning • Freezing • Breading and battering • Reformulating

17. The artistry of Surimi now is beyond just the block of flash frozen minced fish, but it's the art and craft of food history and development to feed the human need.

18. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased diversity of processing • Increasing availability of fresh fish

20. GLOBAL FISHERIES SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased diversity of processing • Increasing availability of fresh fish • Both frozen and fresh imply an effective cold chain

21. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased diversity of processing • Increasing availability of fresh fish • Increasing diversity of seafood species

23. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased diversity of processing • Increasing availability of fresh fish • Increasing diversity of seafood species • Large scale harvesting • Fleets

25. GLOBAL FISHERIES SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased diversity of processing • Increasing availability of fresh fish • Increasing diversity of seafood species • Large scale harvesting • Fleets • Ships

27. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased diversity of processing • Increasing availability of fresh fish • Increasing diversity of seafood species • Large scale harvesting • Shift of production from harvesting to aquaculture

28. Fish Production (in MT) FISHSTAT 2004

30. GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Increased production and consumption • Increased variety of processing • Increasing availability of fresh fish • Increasing diversity of seafood species • Large scale harvesting • Shift of production from harvesting to aquaculture • Increasing international trade

31. Fish Commodities - Export FISHSTAT 2004

32. TROUBLE IN PARADISE • Continued exploitation of seafood stocks beyond sustainable yield

34. TROUBLE IN PARADISE • Continued exploitation of seafood stocks beyond sustainable yield • Excess investment in production, transportation, and marketing capacity

35. Table E.2 - Extent of overcapacity in the UK fleet segments of the Channel fishery (%)

36. TROUBLE IN PARADISE • Continued exploitation of seafood stocks beyond sustainable yield • Excess investment in production, transportation, and marketing capacity • Negative impacts on non-target species (bycatch, habitat disruption, competition) • Dolphins • Turtles • Albatrosses • Sea lions

37. TROUBLE IN PARADISE • Continued exploitation of seafood stocks beyond sustainable yield • Excess investment in production, transportation, and marketing capacity • Negative impacts on non-target species (bycatch, habitat disruption, competition) • Contamination of seafood

38. TROUBLE IN PARADISE • Continued exploitation of seafood stocks beyond sustainable yield • Excess investment in production, transportation, and marketing capacity • Negative impacts on non-target species (bycatch) • Contamination of seafood • Competition with, and displacement of, domestic industry

39. Methylmercury concentrations in canned tuna 479 samples: • 219 samples from Yess 1993 study • 115 samples from FDA surveillance (1992-1998) • 27 samples from FDA’s Total Diet Study (1990-1997) • 118 samples from the State of Florida (2000) Environmental Working Group

40. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE • Can we see a transnational state with respect to the global seafood system

41. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE • Can we see a transnational state with respect to the global seafood system • If so, what are its features

42. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE • Can we see a transnational state with respect to the global seafood system • If so, what are its features • If so, what is the causal process that is producing it

43. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE • Can we see a transnational state with respect to the global seafood system • If so, what are its features • If so, what is the causal process that is producing it • Is the transnational state in the seafood system a progressive or a regressive development

44. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE AND THE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Characteristics of the transnational state • William Friedland – “palimpsest” • William Robinson • Alexander Wendt – “issue specific”

45. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE AND THE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Functions of the transnational state • Foster accumulation of wealth

46. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE AND THE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Functions of the transnational state • Foster accumulation of wealth • Rationalization of system

47. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE AND THE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Functions of the transnational state • Foster accumulation of wealth • Rationalization of system • Maintain legitimacy of social system

48. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE AND THE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Functions of the transnational state • Foster accumulation of wealth • Rationalization of system • Maintain legitimacy of social system • Regulation of markets and labor

49. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE AND THE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Functions of the transnational state • Foster accumulation of wealth • Rationalization of system • Maintain legitimacy of social system • Regulation of markets and labor • Protect society against negative effects of competition

50. THE TRANSNATIONAL STATE AND THE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SYSTEM • Both facilitate the mobility of capital, and guide the directions of its flows • World Bank