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The 2018 Agreement To Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries In The Central Arctic Ocean: A Critical Analysis, Valentin Schatz, Alexander Proelss, Nengye Liu
The 2018 Agreement To Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries In The Central Arctic Ocean: A Critical Analysis, Valentin Schatz, Alexander Proelss, Nengye Liu
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Following almost ten years of negotiations, the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean (CAO F Agreement) was concluded on 3 October 2018 in Ilulissat, Greenland. The CAO F Agreement is the first regional fisheries agreement adopted prior to the initiation of fishing in a specific area, and it has already been lauded as a science-based measure and a manifestation of the precautionary approach by representatives of States and Non- Governmental Organizations. This article provides a critical analysis of the content of the CAO F Agreement. It gives an overview of the negotiations which led …