Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Control in the Exclusive Economic Zone: a Brief Appraisal of Regulatory Deficits and Accountability Strategies

• Authors: Mercedes Rosello
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The conservation of fish stocks in the world’s exclusive economic zones (EEZs), which collectively harbour the vast majority of marine-living resources, is the primary responsibility of coastal States. As the effects of failures by coastal States to protect those stocks from the impacts of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing may extend beyond domestic boundaries, this paper questions whether and how coastal States may be made accountable in respect of their regulatory deficits. With the proliferation of non-legal conduct rules to guide the regulatory role of States and their agencies, non-judicial mechanisms have the potential to foster coastal State stewardship of domestic fisheries. Outlining a number of international, transnational and domestic approaches, this paper gives consideration to the opportunities and limitations they present in order to strengthen coastal State accountability for IUU fishing control deficits.

Keywords

EN

IUU fishing; exclusive economic zone; regulation; conservation

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Croatian International Relations Review
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 75
• Pages: 39-68

Dates

published

2016-08-01

online

2016-09-18

Contributors

author

Mercedes Rosello

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/cirr-2016-0002