Marine mammal conservation and the Law of the Sea
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VLIZ: Mammalia MAM.138 [103796]
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| Keywords |
Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic mammals > Marine mammals
Conservation
International law > Law of the sea
Laws and legislation
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
Marine mammal conservation remains a hot-button international environmental problem, but progress toward addressing key conservation and management issues within existing governance structures—most notably the International Whaling Commission—has stalled. The author offers a fresh look at the future of international marine mammal management in a way that advances the ongoing dialogue surrounding UNCLOS implementation and effective living marine resource management, while employing the comprehensive rational decision-making model as a theoretical framework. This book lays out and critiques the marine mammal regulatory landscape. It introduces the rational conservation model, and details the modern threats to marine mammals, including climate change, by-catch, environmental pollution, and ship-strikes. Next, it discusses options for reform under UNCLOS and existing treaties, and finally introduces a new holistic treaty regime founded on the rational conversation model, based in part on the UN Fish Stocks Agreement. This book appeals to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers across public international law, international relations, political science, and environmental policy in the academic, governmental, international organization, and nongovernmental organization spheres. |
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