Strengthening International Fisheries Law in an Era of Changing Oceans

This collection addresses the central question of how the current international framework for the regulation of fisheries may be strengthened in order to meet the challenges posed by changing fisheries and ocean conditions, in particular climate change. International fisheries law has developed significantly since the 1990s, through the adoption and establishment of international instruments and bodies at the global and regional levels. Global fish stocks nevertheless remain in a troubling state, and fisheries management authorities face a wide array of internal and external challenges, including operational constraints, providing effective management advice in the face of scientific uncertainty and non-compliance by States with their international obligations. This book examines these challenges and identifies options and pathways to strengthen international fisheries law. While it has a primarily legal focus, it also features significant contributions from specialists drawn from other disciplines, notably fisheries science, economics, policy and international relations, in order to provide a fuller context to the legal, policy and management issues raised. Rigorous and comprehensive in scope, this will be essential reading for lawyers and non-lawyers interested in international fisheries regulation in the context of profoundly changing ocean conditions.

Autorentext

Richard Caddell is a Lecturer at Cardiff Law School.
Erik J Molenaar is Deputy Director, Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS), Utrecht University & Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Inhalt

PART I
INTRODUCTION

1. International Fisheries Law: Achievements, Limitations and Challenges
   Erik J Molenaar and Richard Caddell

PART II
IDENTIFYING FUTURE REGULATORY CHALLENGES: SCIENCE, LAW AND MANAGEMENT

2. Modelling Future Oceans: The Present and Emerging Future of Fish Stocks and Fisheries
   William WL Cheung, Vicky WY Lam, Yoshitaka Ota and Wilf Swartz
3. Alternative Histories and Futures of International Fisheries Law
   Richard A Barnes
4. Management Options for High Seas Fisheries: Making Regime Complexes More Effective
   Olav Schram Stokke
5. Key Challenges Relating to the Governance of Regional Fisheries
   James Harrison
6. Participation in Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
   Erik J Molenaar

PART III
THE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

7. International Fisheries Law and Interactions with Global Regimes and Processes
   Richard Caddell
8. Bycatch Mitigation and the Protection of Associated Species
   Karen N Scott
9. Area-based Fisheries Management
   Daniel C Dunn, Guillermo Ortuño Crespo and Richard Caddell
10. Environmental Assessment and International Fisheries Law
    Simon Marsden
11. Addressing Climate Change Impacts in Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
    Rosemary Rayfuse

PART IV
COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

12. An International Relations Perspective on Compliance and Enforcement
    Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir
13. Problems and Progress in Combating IUU Fishing
    Eva R van der Marel
14. International Trade Law Aspects of Measures to Combat IUU and Unsustainable Fishing
    Robin Churchill
15. Strengthening Flag State Performance in Compliance and Enforcement
    Natalie Klein
16. Ensuring Compliance with Fisheries Regulations by Private Actors
    Carmino Massarella
17. Emerging Regulatory Responses to IUU Fishing
    Richard Caddell, George Leloudas and Baris Soyer

PART V
OPTIONS AND PATHWAYS TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES LAW IN AN ERA OF CHANGING OCEANS

18. Options and Pathways to Strengthen International Fisheries Law in an Era of Changing Oceans
    Erik J Molenaar and Richard Caddell