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The Use of CITES for Commercially-exploited Fish Species

A Solution to Overexploitation and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing?

  • Provides an overview of the law governing fisheries and of the institutions managing them
  • Analyses the existing challenges to sustainable utilization of marine resources
  • Explains the functioning of CITES in detail
  • Presents academic legal research on the topical environmental question of fisheries

Part of the book series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs (HAMBURG, volume 35)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Chapter 1 Introduction

    • Solène Guggisberg
    Pages 1-5
  3. Fishing Crisis, Regulations and Structural Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
    2. Chapter 2 Fishing Crisis and Aquaculture

      • Solène Guggisberg
      Pages 9-27
    3. Chapter 4 Structural and Governance Issues

      • Solène Guggisberg
      Pages 117-212
  4. The Use of CITES for Commercially-exploited Fish Species

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
  5. General Conclusions and Recommendations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 377-377
    2. Chapter 7 Desirability of Using CITES

      • Solène Guggisberg
      Pages 379-384
    3. Chapter 8 Recommendations

      • Solène Guggisberg
      Pages 385-395
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 397-453

About this book

This book examines the legality, adequacy and efficacy of using the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for commercially-exploited fish species and assesses whether the existing institutional cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) is efficient. This case-study also provides an interesting lens to approaching wider international law issues. Indeed, finding ways to achieve effective governance of transboundary or global natural resources is central to the peaceful use of oceans and land. Furthermore, the role of science in advising decision-makers is a sensitive issue, which deserves scrutiny and is similar in many regimes. Finally, the complex problem of fragmentation of international law is acute in various fields of environmental law, as in all rapidly developing areas of international regulations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Peace Palace, International Court of Justice, The Hague, The Netherlands

    Solène Guggisberg

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
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