Edinburgh Research Archive logo

Edinburgh Research Archive

University of Edinburgh homecrest
View Item 
  •   ERA Home
  • Law, School of
  • Law thesis and dissertation collection
  • View Item
  •   ERA Home
  • Law, School of
  • Law thesis and dissertation collection
  • View Item
  • Login
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Towards the implementation of ecosystem-based fisheries management in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction

View/Open
DizPereiraPintoD_2010redux.pdf (49.15Mb)
Date
2010
Author
Diz Pereira Pinto, Daniela.
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
 
 
Traditional fisheries m anagement - based on single-species - has proved to be inadequate to sustainably manage living resources that are intrinsic components of highly complex marine ecosystems. Recent developm ents in marine scientific research have indicated that the ecosystem-based approach, which takes into consideration the interdependence among species and their habitats, is the most appropriate way to manage marine living resources. Shifting from single-species approach to ecosystem-based fisheries m anagem ent (EBFM ) in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) has become imperative, as living resources occurring in these regions are often more vulnerable to collapse than coastal species due to their biological characteristics.
 
In light of this, this thesis aims to analyse the law-m aking of EBFM in ABNJ as a post-developm ent of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in order to avoid stocks collapse, destruction of critical habitats, and to ensure the resilience of marine ecosystems. This study analyses UNCLOS, as the main legal instrument governing the uses of the ocean and its living resources, in the light of recent developments of international law and policy in regards to EBFM.
 
This study concludes that a systemic interpretation of UNCLOS in the light of recent treaties and other legal and policy instruments provides a legal basis for the implem entation of EBFM in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. However, the fragmented nature of the international fisheries regime can undermine the consistent im plem entation of EBFM at a global level. In view of this, this study then looks beyond the issue of interpretation, and proposes actual means for the operationalization of EBFM at a global level in accordance with international law. It proposes the adoption of an im plem enting agreement to UNCLOS regulating the establishm ent of marine protected areas as a tool to the im plem entation of EBFM in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction.
 
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1842/27916
Collections
  • Law thesis and dissertation collection

Library & University Collections HomeUniversity of Edinburgh Information Services Home
Privacy & Cookies | Takedown Policy | Accessibility | Contact
Privacy & Cookies
Takedown Policy
Accessibility
Contact
feed RSS Feeds

RSS Feed not available for this page

 

 

All of ERACommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsPublication TypeSponsorSupervisorsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsPublication TypeSponsorSupervisors
LoginRegister

Library & University Collections HomeUniversity of Edinburgh Information Services Home
Privacy & Cookies | Takedown Policy | Accessibility | Contact
Privacy & Cookies
Takedown Policy
Accessibility
Contact
feed RSS Feeds

RSS Feed not available for this page