Food systems see fish, not fisheries and aquaculture

This paper contends that dropping the wild–farmed binary from development thinking and replacing it with a singular understanding of food fish can fundamentally change the way we understand and govern fish production landscapes. I articulate such a perspective by elaborating the key processes shaping and linking fish production, distribution, and consumption in the Ayeyarwady Delta of Myanmar. By reflecting critically on fisheries and aquaculture development projects in this space, I open up avenues for reflection on how development policy and action could deliver aquatic food security in a more equitable and sustainable way.