Law, Science and Ocean Management

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This volume examines the role of law and science in ocean management. Topics addressed include the ecosystems approach to fisheries management, ocean exploration, marine science capacity building, marine science and policy, marine science and law, as well as biological diversity, genetic resources and the law of the sea. The book contains a foreword by the President of Ireland and keynote addresses by the European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs; the Assistant Director of UNESCO and Executive Secretary of the International Oceanographic Commission; as well as the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority. The remainder of the volume contains comprehensive papers from jurists, scholars, diplomats and scientists from over 20 countries and international organisations. The collection contains a CD which provides visual and other material not contained in the primary text, including the text of the UN Law of the Sea Convention and additional documents, the PowerPoint presentations, and an index to the six-volume series United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982: A Commentary This book contains the proceedings from the thirtieth annual conference of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law, which marked the tenth anniversary of Ireland's ratification of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Table of Contents CD Table of Contents WELCOMING REMARKS John Browne, TD --- Marine Minister, Republic of Ireland Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh --- President, National University of Ireland, Galway John Norton Moore --- Director, Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia KEYNOTE ADDRESSES Green Paper on a Future Holistic Maritime Policy for the European Union and the Law of the Sea --- Commissioner Joe Borg Observations and Knowledge of the Oceans: Marine Scientific Research, the Transfer of Marine Technology and Capacity Building --- Patricio A. Bernal The International Seabed Authority and Its Promotion of Marine Scientific Research --- H.E. Satya N. Nandan PANEL I: SETTING THE SCENE Introductory Remarks --- John Norton Moore Remarks: European Community and Environmental Protection --- Rory Brady Perspectives on Marine Scientific Research --- Peter Heffernan The Legal Regime of Marine Scientific Research: Current Issues --- Alfred Soons PANEL II: ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management in Iceland: Implementation and Practical Considerations [Abstract & PowerPoint only] --- Jóhann Sigurjónsson The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries: on the Way to Implementation --- Serge M. Garcia Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management in Europe [Abstract & PowerPoint only] --- Poul Degnbol PANEL III: OCEAN EXPLORATION Introductory Remarks --- Barbara Moore Impact of Changes in Natural Conditions on Ocean Resources --- Hjalmar Vilhjalmsson Improving International Relations Through Marine Science Partnerships --- Michael P. Crosby Global Oceans Observatories [Abstract & PowerPoint only] --- John Orcutt PANEL IV: MARINE SCIENCE CAPACITY BUILDING Marine Science Capacity Building and Technology Transfer: Rights and Duties Go Hand in Hand Under the 1982 UNCLOS --- Ronán Long Capacity Building and the Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention: A View from the World Bank --- David Freestone Cutting a Gordian Knot?: Towards a Practical and Realistic Scheme for the Transfer of Marine Technology --- Ariel W. González Capacity Building: A View from the United Nations --- Vladimir Golitsyn Capacity Building for Integrated Ocean Management: A Chinese Perspective --- Guifang (Julia) Xue PANEL V: MARINE SCIENCE AND POLICY Marine Science and Policy: Continental Shelf Petroleum Development --- Paul Kelly Whaling --- Stefán Ásmundsson Applying the Law of the Sea Convention and the Role of the Scientific Community Relating to Establishing the Outer Limit of the Continental Shelf Where it Extends Beyond the 200 Mile Limit --- George Taft Extension of the Jurisdiction of the Republic of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea --- Igor Vio and Mira Luli? PANEL VI: MARINE SCIENCE AND LAW Scientific Evidence in Cases Under Part XV of the LOSC --- David Anderson Forum Shopping for UNCLOS Disputes Relating to Marine Scientific Research --- Alan Boyle Defining Scientific Research: Marine Data Collection --- J. Ashley Roach Advances in Ocean Knowledge and Skill: Implications for the MSR Regime --- Aldo Chircop PANEL VII: MARINE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, GENETIC RESOURCES, AND THE LAW OF THE SEA Introductory Remarks --- Tomas H. Heidar Managing Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction --- Erik Jaap Molenaar Charismatic Microfauna: Marine Genetic Resources and the Law of the Sea --- Margaret F. Hayes Marine Protected Areas as Management Measures: Tools or Toys? --- Kevern L. Cochrane A Legal Regime for the Biodiversity of the Area --- Fernanda Millicay