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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARINE AND COASTAL LAW
卷 34, 期 4, 页码 731-754出版社
MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBL
DOI: 10.1163/15718085-23441103
关键词
drifting fish aggregating device; fish aggregating device (FAD); Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC); definition of fishing; tuna fisheries management; Parties to the Nauru Agreement
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This article describes the proliferation of drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) and analyses subsequent legal questions that arise for fisheries and marine litter management over who is responsible for FADs during their drifting stage. This follows recent concerns about unlicensed FADs drifting through closed areas. This article analyses a case study of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in order to determine State obligations to manage drifting FADs. Analysis concludes that a drifting FAD in the WCPFC Area is 'fishing' from deployment to recovery, thereby creating obligations to monitor, control and report drifting FADs, consistent with broader obligations for coastal and flag States. The article recommends strengthening regional management in three ways: implement regional drifting FAD monitoring systems; control deployment of drifting FADs so as to promote recovery and minimize lost gear; and define appropriate responses for FADs that drift into national or closed waters without a license.
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