Recasting Transboundary Fisheries Management Arrangements in Light of Sustainability Principles

Dawn A. Russell is Associate Professor and Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law at Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University. Her research and writings have focused on international and comparative oceans law.David L. VanderZwaag holds the Canada Research Chair in Ocean Law and Governance at the Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University. He has written extensively in the marine and environmental law fields.

• Contents: Chapter 1: Recasting Transboundary Fisheries Management Arrangements In Light Of Sustainability Principles Part One: Understanding the International and Regional Transboundary Fisheries Management Context Chapter 2: The International Law and Policy Seascape Governing Transboundary Fisheries Chapter 3: Ecosystem and Precautionary Approaches to International Fisheries Governance: Beacons of Hope, Seas of Confusion and Illusion Chapter 4: Observations on Compliance and Enforcement and Regional Fisheries Institutions: Overcoming the Limitations of the Law of the Sea Part Two: Pacific Bilateral and Regional Case Studies Chapter 5: The Pacific Salmon Commission Chapter 6: Canada's Pacific Fisheries Agreements: Halibut, Hake, Tuna, and Salmon Outside 200 Chapter 7: The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission: Management Challenges and Development Imperatives Part Three: Atlantic Transboundary Arrangements Chapter 8: Canada-United States Bilateral Fisheries Management in the Gulf of Main: Struggling Towards Sustainability Under the Radar Screen Chapter 9: Canada and St. Pierre and Miquelon Transboundary Relations: Battles and Bridges Chapter 10: NAFO and ICCAT: The Implementation of Sustainability Principles and Practices in the Management of Straddling Stocks and Highly Migratory Species Chapter 11: The North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO): Surpassing a 25 Year Voyage in Transboundary Cooperation but Still Confronting a Sea of Challenges Part Four: International Scholarly Perspectives Chapter 12: Achieving Ecosystem Management Across Political Boundaries: Key Challenges during the Bargaining Process Chapter 13: Port State Jurisdiction to Combat IUU Fishing: The Port State Measures Agreement Chapter 14: The Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission and the Implementation of Sustainability Principles: Lessons To Be Learned? Chapter 15: The Role of the European Union in Regional Fisheries Organizations Chapter 16: Performance Reviews of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations Chapter 17: Allocation of Fishing Opportunities in Regional Fisheries Management Organizations: From Power to Law? Conclusion Chapter 18: Challenges and Future Directions in Transboundary Fisheries Management: Concluding Reflections