Snow Crab in the Barents Sea: Managing a Non-native Species in Disputed Waters
The introduction of a new species to the Barents Sea raises questions as to the rights and duties of states under the law of the sea to exploit, manage and conserve the species. This paper discusses three of them. The_first_question is whether the snow crab qualifies as a sedentary species. The enti...
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ftenkore:wikidata-Q110756235 2024-01-07T09:42:24+01:00 Snow Crab in the Barents Sea: Managing a Non-native Species in Disputed Waters Henriksen, Tore 2020 https://scholia.toolforge.org/work/Q110756235 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110756235 https://doi.org/10.23865/ARCTIC.V11.2545 en eng Cappelen Damm AS - Cappelen Damm Akademisk https://scholia.toolforge.org/work/Q110756235 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110756235 doi:10.23865/ARCTIC.V11.2545 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 theme:invasion management theme:wikidata.org/entity/Q113019190 introduced species invasion management Barents Sea journal article 2020 ftenkore https://doi.org/10.23865/ARCTIC.V11.2545 2023-12-11T19:24:45Z The introduction of a new species to the Barents Sea raises questions as to the rights and duties of states under the law of the sea to exploit, manage and conserve the species. This paper discusses three of them. The_first_question is whether the snow crab qualifies as a sedentary species. The entitlements and competence of states in respect of living marine resources depend on the location and the characteristics of the species. If it qualifies as a sedentary species under the law of the sea, it is subject to the sovereign rights of the coastal States. Otherwise, it is subject to the sovereign right of the coastal States as well as the freedom of fishing, dependent on its distribution. The_second_question is what, if any, obligations Norway as a coastal State has in respect of conservation and management of the snow crab and how Norway is complying with these obligations. This includes a discussion of whether the snow crab qualifies as an introduced, alien species and the possible implications for the obligations of the coastal State. The area of distribution of the snow crab includes waters within 200 nautical miles off Svalbard, raising a_third_question as to the implications of the 1920 Treaty concerning Spitsbergen (Svalbard Treaty) and in particular whether fishing vessels of Contracting parties have the right to participate in the harvest on an equal footing with Norwegian vessels. The Norwegian Snow Crab Regulations effectively reserves the harvest of snow crab for Norwegian fishing vessels. The paper discusses the implications of a recent decision by the Norwegian Supreme Court on dismissal of an appeal by a Latvian vessel and its captain convicted for illegal harvest of snow crab within 200 nautical miles off Svalbard. Article in Journal/Newspaper Barents Sea Snow crab Svalbard Spitsbergen enKORE project Svalbard Barents Sea Norway Arctic Review on Law and Politics 11 0 108 |
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The introduction of a new species to the Barents Sea raises questions as to the rights and duties of states under the law of the sea to exploit, manage and conserve the species. This paper discusses three of them. The_first_question is whether the snow crab qualifies as a sedentary species. The entitlements and competence of states in respect of living marine resources depend on the location and the characteristics of the species. If it qualifies as a sedentary species under the law of the sea, it is subject to the sovereign rights of the coastal States. Otherwise, it is subject to the sovereign right of the coastal States as well as the freedom of fishing, dependent on its distribution. The_second_question is what, if any, obligations Norway as a coastal State has in respect of conservation and management of the snow crab and how Norway is complying with these obligations. This includes a discussion of whether the snow crab qualifies as an introduced, alien species and the possible implications for the obligations of the coastal State. The area of distribution of the snow crab includes waters within 200 nautical miles off Svalbard, raising a_third_question as to the implications of the 1920 Treaty concerning Spitsbergen (Svalbard Treaty) and in particular whether fishing vessels of Contracting parties have the right to participate in the harvest on an equal footing with Norwegian vessels. The Norwegian Snow Crab Regulations effectively reserves the harvest of snow crab for Norwegian fishing vessels. The paper discusses the implications of a recent decision by the Norwegian Supreme Court on dismissal of an appeal by a Latvian vessel and its captain convicted for illegal harvest of snow crab within 200 nautical miles off Svalbard. |
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Snow Crab in the Barents Sea: Managing a Non-native Species in Disputed Waters |
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Snow Crab in the Barents Sea: Managing a Non-native Species in Disputed Waters |
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Snow Crab in the Barents Sea: Managing a Non-native Species in Disputed Waters |
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Snow Crab in the Barents Sea: Managing a Non-native Species in Disputed Waters |
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Snow Crab in the Barents Sea: Managing a Non-native Species in Disputed Waters |
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snow crab in the barents sea: managing a non-native species in disputed waters |
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