For several decades, proponents of aquaculture have framed the industry as a critical element of the emerging blue economy. In Aysén, Chile, however, environmental crises have undermined the industry’s claims to sustainability. Invoking “continuous improvement,” aquaculture operators manage ecological, economic, and political risks. This requires shared understandings of risk and uncertainty in which some sources of harm can be mitigated while others are unpredictable consequences of environmental variability. Uncertainty therefore becomes a corporate social technology for blunting criticism of the industry. However, uncertainty also shapes how those overseeing the industry perceive their role within Chile’s development project.

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常规损失、持续改进和海洋变暖：智利水产养殖前沿的风险和不确定性


几十年来，水产养殖的支持者将该行业视为新兴蓝色经济的关键要素。然而，在智利艾森，环境危机削弱了该行业的可持续发展主张。水产养殖经营者通过“持续改进”来管理生态、经济和政治风险。这需要对风险和不确定性有共同的理解，其中一些危害源可以减轻，而另一些危害源则是环境变化的不可预测的后果。因此，不确定性成为一种企业社会技术，可以用来钝化对该行业的批评。然而，不确定性也影响了行业监管者如何看待他们在智利发展项目中的角色。