Bankes, Nigel; Dahl, Irene; VanderZwaag, L. David --- "Aquaculture Law and Policy" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016) [2016] ELECD 1296

Editor(s): Bankes, Nigel; Dahl, Irene; VanderZwaag, L. David

Title: Aquaculture Law and Policy

Sub-title: Global, Regional and National Perspectives

Series: New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series

Topics: Environmental Law; Environmental Politics and Policy

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 28 October 2016

Number of pages: 512

ISBN (hard cover): 9781784718107

EISBN: 9781784718114

Abstract/Description:

With aquaculture operations fast expanding around the world, the adequacy of aquaculture-related laws and policies has become a hot topic. This much-needed book provides a comprehensive guide to the complex regulatory seascape.

Split into three distinct parts, the expert contributors first review the international legal dimensions, including chapters on the law of the sea, trade, and access and benefit sharing for aquatic genetic resources. Part Two discusses how the EU and regional bodies, such as the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO), have addressed aquaculture development and management whilst the final part contains twelve national case studies exploring how leading aquaculture producing countries have been putting sustainability principles into practice. These case studies focus on implementation approaches and challenges, in particular emphasizing ongoing national struggles in attaining effective aquaculture zoning and marine spatial planning.

Students and scholars of environmental law and politics will find this contemporary volume an invaluable addition to the limited academic literature critiquing aquaculture law and policy. Policy makers, international bodies and NGOs will also find its insights particularly informative when ensuring sustainable aquaculture regulation and development.