Enforcement Co-operation between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea Fisheries

Since 1993, Norway and Russia have co-operated on the enforcement of the Barents Sea fisheries, a co-operation that the Parties claim to be highly successful and an example to be copied by other states. The co-operation was triggered by extensive Russian overfishing in the area in 1992 following new...

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Published in:Ocean development and international law 2000-07, Vol.31 (3), p.249-267
Main Author: Honneland, Geir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arctic Ocean
Barents Sea
Bilateral relations
Conservation
Economic zones (Law of the sea)
Enforcement
Enforcement Fisheries Management Norwegian Fisheries Management Russian Fisheries Management
Environmental conditions
Environmental policy
FISHERIES
Fishery management
Foreign relations
Gadus morhua
International agreements
International cooperation
Law of the sea
MANAGEMENT
Marine
Marine fisheries
Marine resources
Maritime law
Norway
Regulation
Russia
Russia (Federative Republic)
Russian Federation
Tracking and trailing
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Summary:Since 1993, Norway and Russia have co-operated on the enforcement of the Barents Sea fisheries, a co-operation that the Parties claim to be highly successful and an example to be copied by other states. The co-operation was triggered by extensive Russian overfishing in the area in 1992 following new landing practices and incentive structures given to Russian fishermen. The main instrument in the co-operation has been the Permanent Russian?Norwegian Committee for Management and Enforcement Co-operation within the Fisheries Sector. In addition to administering the exchange of data and personnel, this Committee has undertaken several more comprehensive tasks, such as elaborating a uniform system of conversion factors, joint routines for the closing and opening of fishing grounds, and a co-ordinated introduction of obligatory use of selection grids in the cod fishery. As far as actual problem solving is concerned, the effects of the enforcement co-operation are more uncertain, but it clearly represents an improvement compared to the earlier situation.
ISSN:0090-8320
1521-0642
DOI:10.1080/009083200413154