Arctic Bottom Trawling in Canadian Waters: Exploring the Possibilities for Legal Action against Unsustainable Fishing
As sea ice coverage decreases in the Arctic, previously inaccessible areas are becoming more attractive to commercial fishing. This article outlines the current state of bottom trawling in the Canadian Arctic. It examines how commercial fishing is regulated in the region and analyzes whether opportu...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1467-9388.2011.00708.x 2024-06-02T08:00:17+00:00 Arctic Bottom Trawling in Canadian Waters: Exploring the Possibilities for Legal Action against Unsustainable Fishing Church, Rebekah 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2011.00708.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9388.2011.00708.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2011.00708.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Review of European Community & International Environmental Law volume 20, issue 1, page 11-18 ISSN 0962-8797 1467-9388 journal-article 2011 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2011.00708.x 2024-05-03T11:07:30Z As sea ice coverage decreases in the Arctic, previously inaccessible areas are becoming more attractive to commercial fishing. This article outlines the current state of bottom trawling in the Canadian Arctic. It examines how commercial fishing is regulated in the region and analyzes whether opportunities exist for judicially challenging the issuance of regulatory permits for Arctic trawling. The regulation of Arctic bottom trawling suggests that any decision to allow more extensive trawling operations will take place at the policy level, making court proceedings questioning the validity of such decisions challenging. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Sea ice Wiley Online Library Arctic Review of European Community & International Environmental Law 20 1 11 18 |
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As sea ice coverage decreases in the Arctic, previously inaccessible areas are becoming more attractive to commercial fishing. This article outlines the current state of bottom trawling in the Canadian Arctic. It examines how commercial fishing is regulated in the region and analyzes whether opportunities exist for judicially challenging the issuance of regulatory permits for Arctic trawling. The regulation of Arctic bottom trawling suggests that any decision to allow more extensive trawling operations will take place at the policy level, making court proceedings questioning the validity of such decisions challenging. |
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Arctic Bottom Trawling in Canadian Waters: Exploring the Possibilities for Legal Action against Unsustainable Fishing |
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Arctic Bottom Trawling in Canadian Waters: Exploring the Possibilities for Legal Action against Unsustainable Fishing |
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Arctic Bottom Trawling in Canadian Waters: Exploring the Possibilities for Legal Action against Unsustainable Fishing |
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Arctic Bottom Trawling in Canadian Waters: Exploring the Possibilities for Legal Action against Unsustainable Fishing |
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Arctic Bottom Trawling in Canadian Waters: Exploring the Possibilities for Legal Action against Unsustainable Fishing |
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arctic bottom trawling in canadian waters: exploring the possibilities for legal action against unsustainable fishing |
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