Terraqueous Territoriality

<p>This episode focuses on modes of maritime extraction that continue legacies of colonial rule. In discussion with Liam Campling we explore some of the legal and economic infrastructures that support and perpetuate forms of pelagic extractivism, such as Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) among others, based on his recent book, co-authored with Alejandro Colás, <em>Capitalism and the Sea: the Maritime Factor in the Making of the Modern World</em>. As the EU has the third largest fishing fleet in the world, the majority of which belongs to companies registered in Spain, fisheries become a paramount resource to consider. Like most states, the EU approaches marine natural resources using mechanistic lenses such as input/output paradigms. This is exemplified in the usage of the word ‘stock’ to designate populations of fish. Understanding oceanic spaces as resources that can be measured like an inventory exists within a form of marine management which has facilitated the industrial, long-haul fishing responsible for much of today’s overfishing. This episode focuses on the specific tools and agreements that enable overfishing, bringing its logic to the Global South in a gold-rush for resources.</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>