Fisheries science, Parliament and fishers׳ knowledge in South Africa: An attempt at scholarly diplomacy

- Traces misunderstandings between South African Parliamentarians and Fisheries scientists.
- Explores Parliamentarians' understanding of indigenous knowledge.
- Argues that scientific authority may be conflated with racialised authority.
- Scientific nature renders as objects both people ("categories") and species ("biomass").
- Proposes a role for the humanities in scholarly diplomacy.