Arctic Ocean and fishing regulations
A team of 18 arctic aficionados experts to their fields, including our executive board member Mr. Ktenas Panagiotis F’14, have just published a paper to Maritime Policy regarding Arctic Oceans and fish regulations. The ‘Declaration concerning the prevention of unregulated high seas fishing in the central Arctic Ocean’ signed by the Arctic 5 nations, limits unregulated high seas fishing in the central part of the Arctic Ocean, and holds potential social, economic and political impacts for numerous stakeholders. In this paper, the four Interim Measures in the Declaration are discussed and what value these measures bring beyond the existing international agreements is explored. It is found that even though the Declaration fills a gap in the management of potential fish stocks in the central Arctic Ocean, adopts an appropriate precautionary approach and encourages joint research activities, there are both opportunities and challenges connected to its implementation. The most valuable and urgent Interim Measure is that of joint scientific cooperation, which will facilitate more region-specific research and an increased understanding of the fisheries as well as the broader Arctic environment. Furthermore, the research generated by this measure will provide an important decision base for both regulation and management of human activity in the Arctic.
Our members can buy a copy of above or exclusively read in our scribd account.
New year and new website
The board of the IGMS-Greek Chapter wishes a Happy 2016 to all its members!
We are welcoming the new year with a new website. Along with the new year, our new website was launched, something that was decided in our last assembly. The original website has undergone a redesign in order to include some new features that were added. Moreover, a restructuring and enhancement of our services and activities is discussed. Stay tuned for updates.