Managing Marine Environments Flashcards

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The four global commons

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global commons = global resources lying outside political reach of any one state

  • for governance of these commons to be successful, degree os harmonisation between laws of stets using these oceans
  • Four GC: oceans, atmosphere, Antarctica and outer space
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Changing perceptive on managing oceans as a global common

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  • tragedy of commons = originally used to describe unsustainable land use due to exploitation of share/common resource
  • ocean fisheries at risk of over exploitation and depletion without controls as they don’t have time to breed
  • technology improvements including, long lining, use of sonar to detect shoals, huge factory ships with onboard freezers
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Forms of regulation in marine environment management

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  • conservation = sustainable use of resources, continued use with limits applied
  • preservation = management approach, such as ban
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