Incorporation of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Management

Authors

  • Valentin Schatz University of Hamburg
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v10.1630

Abstract

On October 3, 2018, the so-called “Arctic Five plus Five” concluded the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean (CAOFA, CAOF Agreement or Ilulissat Agreement). The CAOFA establishes a precautionary framework for the regulation of fisheries in the high seas of the central Arctic Ocean (CAO), including a temporary moratorium on unregulated commercial fishing. The purpose of this debate article is not to discuss the CAOFA’s provisions on fisheries as such, but to take a look at a number of interesting and novel provisions concerning the interests of indigenous and local communities, particularly with respect to incorporation of indigenous and local knowledge into science-based fisheries management in the CAO.

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Author Biography

Valentin Schatz, University of Hamburg

Research Associate, Chair of International Law of the Sea and International Environmental Law, Faculty of Law

Published

2019-04-23

How to Cite

Schatz, V. (2019). Incorporation of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Management. Arctic Review on Law and Politics, 10, 130–134. https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v10.1630

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Debates on Arctic Law and Politics