Atlantic Shortfin Mako: Chronicle of a Death Foretold?

Mercedes Rosello, Juan Vilata and Dyhia Belhabib
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Mercedes Rosello: Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS2 9TJ, UK
Juan Vilata: Independent Researcher, 46014 Valencia, Spain
Dyhia Belhabib: Ecotrust Canada, 312 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2, Canada

Laws, 2021, vol. 10, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: This article outlines recent events concerning the conservation and management trajectory of a highly migratory shark species, the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus), in the North Atlantic, where it has been routinely captured recreationally and as part of commercial fishing operations alongside other species. Noting recent warnings concerning the high mortality of the species in this ocean region, and the threat of imminent population collapse, this article sets out a number of applicable law of the sea provisions, and carries out an evaluation of relevant measures for target and incidental capture species, discussing their applicability to the mako fishery. It also presents an analysis of regional and global governance actions taken to date by the international community and by individual actors, noting a number of shortfalls, and outlining potential responses.

Keywords: fisheries; bycatch; mako; UNCLOS; UNFSA; ICCAT; CITES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 E61 E62 F13 F42 F68 K0 K1 K2 K3 K4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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