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specialised entries such as sustainable agriculture and sustainable development (Delbridge et al.1992, p. 1762).
In the 2010 Macquarie Encyclopedic Dictionary (eds Atkinson & Moore 2010, pp. 1246) the entries in order of
appearance include: sustain, sustainable, sustainable agriculture, sustainable architecture and sustainable
development. The Oxford English Dictionary adds to this list of specialised uses: ‘Sustainable city’,
‘Sustainable tourism’, ‘Sustainable energy’ and ‘Sustainable transport’ (2013).
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For an in-depth historical analysis of the term sustainability see Cunningham, R & U, Grober (2012).
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A quick survey on the internet demonstrates that sustainability is a keyword in diverse fields: sustainable
communities (Sustainable Communities Online 2016); sustainable industries (Techconnectworld 2009);
‘Sustainable living’ (2016); sustainability indexes (Robecosam n.d.); corporate sustainability; and sustainability
is now part of the Australian curriculum across core subjects like English, mathematics, science and history
(Acara 2012).
49 Certainly Law has made such a connection between the theoretical arenas of ANT and Foucault’s discourse
when he says that actor networks are ‘scaled-down versions of Michel Foucault’s discourses or epistemes’ (Law
2009, p.145). He continues, ‘Foucault asked us to attend to the productively strategic and relational character of
epochal epistemes’ (Law 2009, p. 145). The actor network approach asks us to explore the strategic, relational,
and productive character of particular, smaller-scale, heterogeneous actor networks’ (Law 2009, p.145). Bennett
& Healy add that ‘[t]here is, in a related vein, also an interest in the opportunities for distinctive kinds of cultural
analysis presented by the interfaces between assemblage theory and Foucault’s account of the varied kinds of
entities texts, persons, objects, technologies, whose interrelations accounted for the distinctive make-ups of
different dispositifs and the different kinds of action they are capable of performing’ (Bennett & Healy 2009, p.
4).
50 This argument is not new. See Plumwood 2001, 2008b; Callicott 1992; Cronon 1995; Descola & Pálsson
1996.
51 Individual Transferable Quota is a type of quota allocated to a fishery, which can be traded on the market. The
dumping of species is termed “discards”. This continues to be a controversial practice which is part of the quota
system and the European Common Fishery Policy. Laws concerning discards only recently changed in the EU in
2013 when a ban on discards was introduced. The ban will be implemented gradually between 2014-2016
(‘Commissioner Maria Damanaki welcomes European parliament support to ban discarding in the Skaggerak’
2013). These changes were partly a response to a popular, albeit controversial, campaign led by celebrity chef
Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall through the Fish Fight campaign (2014). However, while the ban attempts to
address the problem discards, other issues have arisen. For instance, the issue of who is responsible for costs of
dealing with unmarketable fish landed is not resolved (Latham 2015). This may lead to the collapse of fisheries,
especially smaller fisheries that are unable to cope with infrastructure needs and costs (Latham 2015).
52 That is, in line with a Foucauldian framework I draw on these figures to show wider ideas that were
developing, rather than to suggest that these figures are the sole actors in these developments.
53 That is, in line with a Foucauldian framework I draw on these figures to show wider ideas that were
developing, rather than to suggest that these figures are the sole actors in these developments.

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54 Sulcis is the name of the region in which San Pietro is located.
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A ranch differs from a fish farm because the fish must be captured in the wild, rather than raised in a closed
system. This is the case for bluefin tuna, which are caught in the wild and then moved to ranches for fattening.
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Of course the issue of who makes knowledge legitimate is a problematic part of this collaboration. I return to
the issue of legitimisation and this particular example in chapter five.
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The diverse participants include commercial groups (fisheries, traders, auctioneers, ranchers, business
owners and restaurants), environmental NGOs, animal rights groups, media, community members, consumers,
scientists and intergovernmental regulatory bodies. As a reminder the management of tuna species is
multileveled. ICCAT are responsible for monitoring stocks and setting the TAC. The TAC is then distributed
amongst the Contracting Parties (countries). Each country then divides up its quota of the TAC and allocates
quota to fisheries. Fisheries must comply with rules set by EU Common Fishery Policy and national
departments, and they are under the jurisdiction of regional and local authorities.
58 It was unclear what kind of gun. Javier said it’s not a proper gun. He called it a lupar. But then he found the
word harpoon, so it may have been a harpoon.
59 The Eastern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: Entangled in a big mess, possibly far from a conservation red alert. Some
comments after the proposal to include bluefin tuna in cites appendix i.
60 ‘The Commission may be joined by any government that is a member of the United Nations (UN), any
specialized UN agency, or any inter-governmental economic integration organization constituted by States that
have transferred to it competence over the matters governed by the ICCAT Convention. Instruments of

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