Red Gold Rush

<p>In the previous episode, we considered legacies of pelagic extraction from the perspective of artisanal fisherfolk, and discussed how to begin unthinking and unknowing these extractive ontologies. In the following, with Dr Jennifer Telesca we focus on the role of institutions tasked with conservation management in ‘managing extinction.’ We discuss how marine policymaking has contributed to the accelerating extraction of maritime life. In her recent article, ‘Fishing for the Anthropocene: Time in Ocean Governance,’ she denounces the role of managerial capitalism, armed with bleak yet powerful persuasive tools such as visual charts, scientific models and statistical formulas, which together “plan, measure and quantify time as an exercise of power at sea.” In this vein, our discussion will focus on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and how it has managed and administered the extinction of the blue fin tuna, which is the focus of her recent book, <em>Red Gold</em>. We also consider modes of decentrering the legal speciest policies by redefining value systems based on multispecies respect and environmental justice.</p> <p><em>The EURO—VISION Podcast is also featured in the fourth issue of The Contemporary Journal, <a style="background: #f2e315; font-weight: 500;" href="https://www.librarystack.org/emergency-and-emergence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Emergency and Emergence</a>.</em></p>