AbstractsLaw & Legal Studies

The fishery industry on the high seas is becoming a threat for the conservation and survival of the marine living resources and the maintenance of artisanal fisheries. The international regulations on high seas fisheries, international treaties and conventions, have failed to establish an effective regulation that prevents illegal activities from happening beyond the national jurisdiction of the coastal states. It is then that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing occurs, eased by the lack of controls and international cooperation. Consequently, the purpose of this thesis is to analyse the existing legal texts dealing with high seas fisheries. As a result of this analysis, a proposal of amendment of the situation will be presented in order to offer a renewed academic perspective, for a future effective and more sustainable high seas fisheries regulation.