Concern over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has led to a number of
policy, trade and surveillance measures. While much attention has been given to the impact …

Bycatch is the leading global threat to cetaceans, with at least 300,000 cetaceans estimated
to be killed each year in fisheries. Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) …

Fisheries governance systems designed to regulate fishing are often described as being
highly diverse across countries. However, there is little systematic work that directly …

Inter-organizational collaboration is often considered essential to transboundary fishery
governance, due, in part, to the high levels of task interdependence, the remote and often …

This paper explores institutional responses from Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs) to
climate change. Fisheries management is highly dependent on the stability or predictability …

Marine habitats are extremely valuable in many ways (eg, economically, culturally or for
subsistence) and provide many necessary services for humans (Costanza et al. 1997 …

In 2018, the international community began formal intergovernmental negotiations over a
new legally binding instrument for the protection of marine biodiversity of areas beyond …

Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) identifies the major issues
at stake in the BBNJ negotiations and examines the conservation and sustainable use of …

Enhanced monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) of illegal, unreported, and
unregulated (IUU) vessels is key to sustainable fisheries. This study examined relevant …

In order to successfully exercise their mandate to adopt binding conservation and
management measures (CMMs) for straddling and highly migratory fish stocks, regional …