The future of fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean: Scope and content of the Agreement to prevent unregulated fishing

• Published in: Revista Catalana de Dret Ambiental
• Main Author: Pons Rafols, Xavier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universitat Rovira i Virgili 2019
• Subjects: International Law; Central Arctic Ocean; Highs seas; Unregulated fisheries; Precautionary principle; Regional fisheries management arrangement; Derecho Internacional - Océano Ártico central - Alta mar - Pesca no reglamentada - Principio de precaución - Acuerdo regional de ordenación pesquera; Alta; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Derecho; Hielo; árticas; Ártico central; árticos; Climate change; Ice Sheet; Océano Ártico; Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment
• Online Access: https://revistes.urv.cat/index.php/rcda/article/view/2655

Climate change, with the progressive decrease in the thickness and extension of the ice sheet, is accelerating global and regional environmental risks in the Arctic Ocean. Among the many problems that will have to be tackled, this study analyses the possible introduction of commercial fishing activi...