Corals in Norway - Sophie Antezana



Claire W. Armstrong and Sybille van de Hove delve into the process of protection via policy for cold-water coral reefs in The Formation of Policy for Protection of Cold-Water Coral off the Coast of Norway. They both elaborate on the measures taken to implement conservation, especially against bottom trawl free areas. Bottom trawling fishing is a heavy net that sweeps against the ocean floor, destroying the natural coral reefs . Interestingly, there has been no struggles when implementing policy which is what the focus of the paper is on.

Interestingly, it was easier for corporations to not disrupt the coral reefs. In 1990, when installing a new oil pipeline, the original plan would have installed it through the coral reef. After extensive analysis, it was revealed that new reef growth in the upcoming decades would add more costs than benefits, hence the change of the pipeline to go around the cold-water coral. As for small-fishing, cold-water corals provided excellent fishing spots for reliable profit. By destroying or harming, the whole industry could collapse in Norway. So in order to protect their business, fishermen would partner up with researchers to have a long-term collaboration to protect the coral reefs. Finally, due to the precautionary principle, there was a fear that the damage inflicted onto the cold-water coral reefs would be irreversible due to the lack of research.

Overall, the reason why cold-water coral reefs experienced so little pushback to policy was because of the precautionary principle and it was to maintain the current economy. If the reefs were damaged, the fisherman would have suffered. If the oil-pipeline were to get damaged, not only would the reefs be damaged, but it would be pricier for the corporation to fix. It was simply more convenient to adhere to maintaining profits rather than fighting the policy.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46488375_The_formation_of_policy_for_protection_of_cold-water_coral_off_the_coast_of_Norway

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