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Book SynopsisFlag of convenience fishing seriously undermines efforts to protect the marine environment. To counter this threat, Market Denial and International Fisheries Regulation rests on the logic of the most basic tenet of economics: if no market exists for a product then producers will cease to produce. Denying market access to the flag of convenience fishing fleet should significantly reduce instances of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. In areas beyond national jurisdiction not only is market denial the most effective means of undermining the IUU fleet, it is, for most practical purposes, the only way to do so. To what extent, however, do the laws of the sea and international trade allow groups of States to close their markets to non-compliant fishing vessels?
Table of ContentsChapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: The Flag of Convenience Industry: Its Historical and Economic Pedigree, Contemporary Context and Relationship to High Seas Fishing Chapter Three: The Consequences of Flag of Convenience Fisheries on the Marine Environment and Fisheries Sector Chapter Four: The Law of the Sea – The Legal Vacuum that has Created the Flag of Convenience Industry and the Attempt to Create a Genuine Link Chapter Five: The Growing Use of Market Denial Strategies by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations Chapter Six: Multilateral Trade Measures: How CITES Could be Used in the Fight Against IUU Fishing Chapter Seven: International Trade Law: The WTO, GATT and Regional Free Trade Chapter Eight: Conclusions Bibliography Index
