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Sustainable Use of the High Seas

Sustainable Use of the High Seas. BY Carl Gustaf Lundin. Outline. High Seas Areas and Geographic Features of Fisheries Interest Biological Communities of Fisheries Interest Climate Change and the High Seas Marine Environment Elements of A Sustainable Management of High Seas Fisheries.

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Sustainable Use of the High Seas

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  1. Sustainable Use of the High Seas BY Carl Gustaf Lundin

  2. Outline • High Seas Areas and Geographic Features of Fisheries Interest • Biological Communities of Fisheries Interest • Climate Change and the High Seas Marine Environment • Elements of A Sustainable Management of High Seas Fisheries

  3. High Seas Areas and Geographic Features of Fisheries Interest • Seamounts • Submarine Canyons • Deep Sea Trenches • Hydrothermal Vents

  4. Seamounts • Important Feature in most seas • Biological Hotspots • High Endemism • Enhanced Productivity • Important for Fisheries • Many examples of rapid decline of stocks after intensive fishing effort

  5. Submarine Canyons • Erosion Features Across Continental Slopes • Biological Hotspots • High Endemism • Enhanced Productivity • Important for Fisheries

  6. Deep Sea Trenches • Ultra Extreme Environment • High Endemism • Low Impact from Fisheries Likely

  7. Hydrothermal Vents • Chemosynthesis • Endemism • Enhanced Productivity • Trawling Potential Risk

  8. High Seas Biological Communities of Fisheries Interest • Deep Sea Coral Reefs • Seabirds • Cetaceans • Transboundary Fish Stocks

  9. Deep Sea Coral Reefs • Biological Hotspots • Enhanced Biodiversity • Important Breeding Grounds • Easily Destroyed by Fishing

  10. Seabirds • Breeding and Feeding Areas • Low Reproductively • High Rates of Incidental Catches • Problems Solvable through New Technologies

  11. Cetaceans • Migratory Routs • Breeding and Feeding Areas • Whaling • By-Catch

  12. Transboundary Fish Stocks • Problems of Straddling Stocks • Common Access Problems • New Stocks Reduced Below Commercial Value in 5-10 years • IUU

  13. Climate Change and the High Seas Marine Environment • Effects on Ecosystems and Fisheries Are Happening • Risks From Shifting of Ocean Currents • Current Fisheries Regimes are Ill Prepared to Handle Climate Change

  14. Climate Change Mitigation in the High Seas • Develop Rules for Mitigation Activities • Develop Resilience in Management Regimes • Help Initiate New Monitoring Programs • Disseminate Findings • Initiate More Research on Climate Change and it’s Marine Impacts

  15. Elements of A Sustainable Management of High Seas Fisheries 1. • Science Should be the Basis for Management Decisions • Apply Precautionary Principle • Strengthen Coverage of Regional Fisheries Agreements

  16. Elements of A Sustainable Management of High Seas Fisheries 2 • Improve the Management of Selected Fisheries Resources • Improved Control and Enforcement Measures • Strengthen and Implement IUU Action Plan

  17. Pilot New Tools in Fisheries Management • Promote and Disseminate Fishing Technologies that Limit Bycatch and Reduce Habitat Destruction • Pilot the use of MPAs as Tools in Fisheries Management • Disseminate successes

  18. Conclusions • Urgent Action Is Needed • New Fisheries Management Tools Need to Be Developed • EU has a Central Role to Play • Success Stories Are Needed

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