Summary
This narrative review examines the intersection of nutritional need, food equity, and sustainability in UK blue food systems, using 'The Plymouth Fish Finger' social innovation as an exploratory case study. The authors argue that materially deprived communities require greater fish consumption for nutritional adequacy, yet face barriers related to global overfishing and supply chain inequities. Through transdisciplinary co-production methods and multi-stakeholder collaboration, the review identifies pathways for systemic food system transformation that can balance nutrition, affordability, and environmental sustainability.
Regional applicability
The study is directly UK-focused, examining local food systems and the Plymouth case study as exemplar for UK policy and practice. The findings are highly applicable to United Kingdom contexts, particularly regarding regional food policy, community nutrition programmes, and sustainable seafood procurement strategies in deprived areas.
Key measures
Qualitative analysis of collaborative processes, stakeholder engagement mechanisms, and barriers to equitable fish access within local food systems
Outcomes reported
The study critiques 'The Plymouth Fish Finger' as a collaborative social innovation case study, exploring how multi-stakeholder co-production approaches can improve access to and availability of fish within local food systems. It identifies strategies and recommendations for research, practice, action and policy to enable transformative systemic change in blue food access for materially deprived communities.
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