Fishing entity enforcement in high seas fisheries
By: by Ying-Ting Chen
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9781443863889
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Fishery law and legislation; Law of the sea
Description: The concept of a "fishing entity" is a new category of fishing actors, separate from that of states, in the international law of the sea. The emergence of this new category provides a significant development towards a more flexible application of regulations regarding usage of the sea. A fishing entity owns advanced technology and fishing skills, and, as such, has an important role to play in global and regional conservation and management of fishery resources. Despite this, it is defined as being distinct from a "state" in the relevant legal documents, resulting in unclear circumstances involving certain global and regional agreements which usually apply to the latter. This ambiguity is particularly prevalent in legal procedures on the high seas when the sovereignty of a "state" comes into question, such as boarding and inspection. This book provides a detailed definition of the role of the "fishing entity" in the international law of the sea, and its obligations and rights in high seas fishery enforcements.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The existence of the fishing entity; title: The legal status of the fishing entity; title: The fishing entity in regional fisheries management organisations; title: Fishing entities as equivalent to flag states in high seas enforcement; title: Fishing entities in non-flag state enforcement; title: The problematic consequences of enforcement by fishing entities on the high seas.