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Tilley, Alexander 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6363-0945, Dam Lam, Rodolfo, Lozano Lazo, Denise, Dos Reis Lopes, Joctan, Freitas Da Costa, Dede, De Fátima Belo, Maria, Da Silva, Joaquina, Da Cruz, Gilberto and Rossignoli, Cristiano
(2024)
The impacts of digital transformation on fisheries policy and sustainability: Lessons from Timor-Leste.
Environmental Science and Policy, 153.
ISSN 1462-9011
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Abstract
Digital technologies are transforming how we monitor and manage natural resources, by speeding up data-driven decision-making. Still, to date, there is scant evidence of their impacts on environmental sustainability. In fisheries, a digital record of landings represents enormous potential for sustainable food production, resource management, and livelihoods, by making information about fish production and price available to all. To fill a gap in information and understanding about fisheries in Timor-Leste at the time, and to inform decision-making to renew outdated fisheries legislations and strategies, the ‘Peskas’ system was developed and piloted in Timor-Leste in 2017. Peskas was designed to collect, analyse and display small-scale fisheries data in near real-time to improve fisheries management through real-time data-driven policymaking. Using targeted interviews in key stakeholder groups, we assessed the progress made toward this goal through three different pathways over a six-year period: i) capacity building; ii) partnership and collaboration; and iii) sustainable resource management. Results showed that the formal Government adoption of Peskas was a tipping point that catalysed greater intragovernmental collaboration, as well as between government and communities, and brought new investment into the fisheries sector. However, Peskas has had minimal impact on the development of new regulations to date. We discuss reasons for this, such as an inadequate fisheries legal framework and wider capacity gaps and draw broader recommendations for how to leverage digital transformation for positive change in fisheries sustainability.
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| Additional Information: | Data Availability Statement: Data will be made available on request. Funding Information: This work was undertaken as part of the One CGIAR Initiative “ Resilient Aquatic Food Systems ” supported by contributors to the CGIAR Trust Fund . The donor was not involved in study design, execution, or report preparation. All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | fisheries management,fisheries monitoring,fishing communities,food production,livelihoods,peskas,real-time,resource management,geography, planning and development,management, monitoring, policy and law,sdg 2 - zero hunger ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3305 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2024 09:30 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 13:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/97060 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103684 |
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