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(Not so) "Smart regulation"? Canadian shellfish aquaculture policy and the evolution of instrument choice for industrial development

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  • Howlett, Michael
  • Rayner, Jeremy

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After almost a century of benign neglect, Canadian aquaculture policy emerged in its modern form after 1984, when the federal government led a complex intergovernmental process of policy renewal. After an initial period in which the foundations for the new policy were laid through intergovernmental agreements, both the federal and provincial governments adopted numerous policies aimed at the promotion of the aquaculture industry. This paper assesses these developments and trends in Canadian aquaculture policy against the requirements for "smart regulation" set out by Neil Gunningham. It finds the Canadian efforts to be wanting, focussing too much on substantive policy tools designed for aquaculture industry development and not enough on the procedural tools required for policy legitimation. As a result, the industry, and Canadian government policy, now face severe potential legitimation problems.

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  • Howlett, Michael & Rayner, Jeremy, 2004. "(Not so) "Smart regulation"? Canadian shellfish aquaculture policy and the evolution of instrument choice for industrial development," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 171-184, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:28:y:2004:i:2:p:171-184
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    1. Michael Howlett & Joanna Vince & Pablo del Río, 2017. "Policy Integration and Multi-Level Governance: Dealing with the Vertical Dimension of Policy Mix Designs," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(2), pages 69-78.
    2. Alyssa L. Joyce & Terre A. Satterfield, 2010. "Shellfish aquaculture and First Nations' sovereignty: The quest for sustainable development in contested sea space," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 34(2), pages 106-123, May.
    3. Peter Gossum & Bas Arts & Kris Verheyen, 2010. "From “smart regulation” to “regulatory arrangements”," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 43(3), pages 245-261, September.
    4. Bohnes, Florence Alexia & Rodriguez, U-Primo & Nielsen, Max & Laurent, Alexis, 2020. "Are aquaculture growth policies in high-income countries due diligence or illusionary dreams? Foreseeing policy implications on seafood production in Singapore," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    5. Craig Stephen & Joy Wade, 2019. "Testing the Waters of an Aquaculture Index of Well-Being," Challenges, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-12, June.
    6. Van Gossum, Peter & Arts, Bas & Verheyen, Kris, 2012. "“Smart regulation”: Can policy instrument design solve forest policy aims of expansion and sustainability in Flanders and the Netherlands?," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 16(C), pages 23-34.
    7. Naylor, Rosamond & Fang, Safari & Fanzo, Jessica, 2023. "A global view of aquaculture policy," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 116(C).

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