Conservation, Development and Collective Power in the Tuna-Political Indo-Pacific explores industrial fisheries, which now cover 55 per cent of the World’s oceans, an area four times larger than the terrestrial area devoted to agriculture. In addition to fisheries, our oceans provide crucial highways and oceanscapes for shipping, oil and gas, seabed mining, blue carbon, coastal development, tourism and defense - all of which must balance conservation and development imperatives as they navigate and exploit our fragile marine environment.
This book analyses and discusses the development of regional fisheries management and development in the Indo-Pacific, with the purpose of fostering the expansion and further development of collective strategies, science-based approaches and true ocean stewardship. It is the first book to analyze the development of these regional initiatives and discuss their global implications for sustainable development.
This book analyses and discusses the development of regional fisheries management and development in the Indo-Pacific, with the purpose of fostering the expansion and further development of collective strategies, science-based approaches and true ocean stewardship. It is the first book to analyze the development of these regional initiatives and discuss their global implications for sustainable development.
Table of Contents
1. Introduce geo-strategic context of the Indo-Pacific region, its increasing global prioritisation and contested nature2. Introduce and discuss the geo-political, economic, development and food security significance of the Indo- Pacific tuna fisheries, and their relevance to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
3. Analysis and discussion of the governance frameworks for Indo-Pacific tuna fisheries
4. Analysis of key actors, and their interests in the Western and Central Pacific tuna fisheries
5. History and analysis of the development and application of collective power in fisheries management, formal and informal institutions, negotiation and development by the Pacific small island developing States, their alliances and antagonists
6. Analysis of key actors, and their interests in the Indian Ocean tuna fisheries
7. History and analysis of the development and application of less structured fisheries cooperation by the Indian ocean small island developing States, their alliances and antagonists
8. Strategic analysis that critiques and identifies negotiation experiences to identify key stories and lessons learnt
9. Strategic framework for negotiating and implementing equitable and sustainable conservation and management measures for transboundary fisheries, with insights for other transboundary conservation and development conflicts
10. Conclusion
Authors
Quentin Hanich Fisheries Governance Research Program at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Australia. A/Prof Quentin Hanich is a regionally respected expert on Pacific Ocean Governance, Fisheries Management and Marine Conservation. He leads the Fisheries Governance Research Program at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, where he is a Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Chair. A/Prof Hanich has worked widely throughout the Asia Pacific region in various international research partnerships focusing on ocean governance and emerging technologies, marine conservation, fisheries management and development. He has chaired international working groups at treaty meetings, facilitated inter-governmental workshops, advised Ministerial meetings and national delegations. In addition to his roles at the University of Wollongong, A/Prof Hanich is the Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier journal Marine Policy, a Principal Investigator in the Nippon Foundation funded Ocean Nexus Program, and a research partner with the Japanese Fisheries Research and Education Agency and Global Fishing Watch. Bianca Haas Ocean Nexus, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.Dr Bianca Haas is a research fellow at ANCORS and works on equity issues in transboundary fisheries management, focusing on tuna fisheries in the Indian and Western and Central Pacific Oceans. She is especially interested in the issue of disproportionate burden, allocation, and the availability of science and data. Additionally, she works on crew labour issues in fisheries and the Agreement for Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction.
