A Sea Change: The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources
A Sea Change: The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources

Author: Syma A. Ebbin

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-06-07

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1402031335

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This is the first systematic assessment of the international 200-mile exclusive economic zone. To date, 145 states have ratified the Law of the Sea Convention, and most have established EEZs. This volume focuses on the specific nature of the EEZ and the construction and evolution of institutions stemming from its introduction, specifically examining developments at local, national and international levels.

Marine Resources
Marine Resources

Author: Max Falque

Publisher: JAI Press(NY)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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More than 70% of the planet Earth is covered by oceans where property rights are poorly defined and enforced. Since ocean resources are fully exploited (because of new technologies and population growth), conventional regulatory methods (command and control) have failed to prevent pervasive overexploitation and conflicts. Some places are more or less considered as dumping sites and / or overexploited. The ancient and numerous regulations have generally failed to address growing pressures on fish and other ecological resources. Of course the idea of 'fencing the oceans' may appear improbable but for ages private, often comon property, institutions have succeeded in regulating fishing activities. Today 'individual transferrable quotas' may pave the way for rationalizing uses, conserving natural resources and reducing conflicts...or maybe not.

Marine Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2001-06-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0309072867

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Although the ocean-and the resources within-seem limitless, there is clear evidence that human impacts such as overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution disrupt marine ecosystems and threaten the long-term productivity of the seas. Declining yields in many fisheries and decay of treasured marine habitats, such as coral reefs, has heightened interest in establishing a comprehensive system of marine protected areas (MPAs)-areas designated for special protection to enhance the management of marine resources. Therefore, there is an urgent need to evaluate how MPAs can be employed in the United States and internationally as tools to support specific conservation needs of marine and coastal waters. Marine Protected Areas compares conventional management of marine resources with proposals to augment these management strategies with a system of protected areas. The volume argues that implementation of MPAs should be incremental and adaptive, through the design of areas not only to conserve resources, but also to help us learn how to manage marine species more effectively.