@article{10902/36386,
year = {2025},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/36386},
abstract = {Ocean Multi-use (MU) has gained significant attention as an approach with great potential to promote a more sustainable and space efficient' Blue Economy development. Despite many efforts to implement the multi-use concept into practice, MU still has many practical challenges, which is even more evident outside the European context, where there is significant policy support for MU. This paper aims to elucidate how MU can bolster the local blue economy, particularly within the context of the Global South. The research is based on a case study in southern Brazil, within a traditional fishing community that occupies a marine protected area. A practical analysis of the synergies between community-based tourism, artisanal fishing and conservation was done through interviews with key stakeholders. The main benefits, constraints, opportunities, and risks of MU activities were identified. Results demonstrate the positive impact of MU promoting revenue, environmental education, and cultural and historical attributes. MU has shown great positive impact on social, economic, and environmental aspects within this case study. Key enabling factors that allowed the MU development were horizontal participatory governance and the protagonist of fishers. In terms of existing challenges, the absence of investment in infrastructure, fragmented governance and lack of institutional support was pointed out as the main constraint and limitations to strengthening MU. We argue that MU can be an important strategy for promoting the local blue economy. In the Global South context, the efficacy of MU initiatives appears intricately tied to the participation of local actors in a manner tailored to local contexts and challenges.},
organization = {S.D. Diederichsen has been supported by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES).
C.V.C. Weiss is grateful to the Universidad de Cantabria (UC) for the Margarita Salas Grants (RMS-04).
This research has been done as part of the Multi-Frame project - Assessment Framework for successful development of viable ocean multi-use systems (Oceans, 2018 call, Belmont Forum, Future Earth and JPI Oceans), granted by national funding authorities: ANR (ANR-20-BFOC-0002-01), Maritim Chair of Nantes University, BMBF, FORMAS (2019–02391), the Research Council of Norway (312196 and 319577) and Møreforsking AS.},
publisher = {Elsevier Ltd},
publisher = {Ocean and Coastal Management, 2025, 266, 107689},
title = {Exploring the contribution of multi-use approach in fostering local blue economy: Insights from the Global South},
author = {Diederichsen, Sereno D. and Da Cruz Weiss, Carlos Vinicius and Lima, Francisco A.V. and dos Santos, Bruno A.Q. and Guyot-Téphany, Josselin and Thomas, Jean-Baptiste E. and Lukic, Ivana and Rebours, Céline and Walsh, John Patrick and McCann, Jennifer and Juell-Skielse, Elea and Gröndahl, Frederik and Scherer; Marinez E.G.},
}