Waste Management on Fishing Vessels and in Fishing Harbors in the Barents Sea: Gaps in Law, Implementation and Practice

This article aims to map and provide an overview of international, regional, and national law applicable to marine waste in the Barents Sea, and to analyze fishing industry actors’ practices and perceptions of marine waste. We identify gaps between the law and its implementation, enforcement, and pr...

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Published in:Ocean Development & International Law
Main Authors: Finska, Linda, Ivanova, Ludmila, Jakobsen, Ingvild Ulrikke, Nilsen, Heidi Rapp, Normann, Anne Katrine, Solski, Jan Jakub
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
Subjects:
Arctic
Barents Sea
Norway
Northwest Russia
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10037/28322
https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2022.2147306
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Summary:This article aims to map and provide an overview of international, regional, and national law applicable to marine waste in the Barents Sea, and to analyze fishing industry actors’ practices and perceptions of marine waste. We identify gaps between the law and its implementation, enforcement, and practice. The legal framework for marine plastic pollution in the Barents Sea and the Arctic is fragmented and not harmonized. Insufficient waste management facilities and regulations are likely to hinder compliance with existing regulations. There is an urgent need to upgrade the waste management infrastructure for the fishing industry in Norway and in northwest Russia.

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