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.

Table Of Contents

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