Towards a sustainable fishing and aquaculture development in Mexico in Mexico: regulatory frameworks, socioeconomic organization, and challenges
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Abstract
International agreements on the Law of the Sea and responsibilities for living aquatic resources management are fairly recent (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982). Nowadays, evidence shows that developing countries have become suppliers of fish and shellfish for developed countries, impacting them socioeconomically. This research aims to recognize the agreements and standard-setting instruments currently in force (national and international) that link fishing and aquaculture with sustainable development, to conduct a socio-economic approach to study the aforementioned activities in Mexico and to synthesize the challenges of those sectors. Founded on the pillars of sustainability, the basis of the blue economy, there is harmony between the regulatory scales, although the lack of management capacity, the dysfunctions due to the absence of legal order and its environmental impact determine sustainable development. This situation demands more attention, if possible, with the ‘Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)’, proposed for January 1, 2021.