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Marine Mammal Conservation and the Law of the Sea, written by Cameron S. G. Jefferies

Marine Mammal Conservation and the Law of the Sea, written by Cameron S. G. Jefferies Marine Mammal Conservation and the Law of the Sea (Oxford: Oxford University Press), 2016, isbn 978-0-190-49314-1 hardbound, £62.00/ $95.00, pp. xv + 424.Although the modern law of the sea makes extensive provision for the management of marine living resources, few species have presented the sustained regulatory difficulties associated with marine mammals. Marine mammals are currently addressed by a host of international organisations, of which the International Whaling Commission (iwc) – the constituent management body of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling 1946 (icrw) – remains by far the most prominent. As Cameron Jefferies illustrates in this lively, thoughtful and compelling account, the current framework for the conservation of marine mammals remains bedevilled by practical and philosophical challenges. One of the more contentious issues in this regard remains the long-term future of the iwc, which has dominated scholarly and political consideration of the regulation of marine mammals to date. In reality, however, it is not a forum for the management of marine mammals per se – or even for all species of cetaceans – because it expressly applies to only a relatively limited number of great whales, leaving a considerable array of species deceptively under-regulated on a global http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Brill

Marine Mammal Conservation and the Law of the Sea, written by Cameron S. G. Jefferies

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0927-3522
eISSN
1571-8085
DOI
10.1163/15718085-12331017
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Marine Mammal Conservation and the Law of the Sea (Oxford: Oxford University Press), 2016, isbn 978-0-190-49314-1 hardbound, £62.00/ $95.00, pp. xv + 424.Although the modern law of the sea makes extensive provision for the management of marine living resources, few species have presented the sustained regulatory difficulties associated with marine mammals. Marine mammals are currently addressed by a host of international organisations, of which the International Whaling Commission (iwc) – the constituent management body of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling 1946 (icrw) – remains by far the most prominent. As Cameron Jefferies illustrates in this lively, thoughtful and compelling account, the current framework for the conservation of marine mammals remains bedevilled by practical and philosophical challenges. One of the more contentious issues in this regard remains the long-term future of the iwc, which has dominated scholarly and political consideration of the regulation of marine mammals to date. In reality, however, it is not a forum for the management of marine mammals per se – or even for all species of cetaceans – because it expressly applies to only a relatively limited number of great whales, leaving a considerable array of species deceptively under-regulated on a global

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The International Journal of Marine and Coastal LawBrill

Published: Aug 22, 2018

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