Turtle Law: Legal Research Guide to 'International and Regional Fisheries Regulations of the Mediterranean'.

by Larry Miranda

[click HERE to view the Legal Research Guide - pdf format] 

MEDASSET NEW YEAR SPECIAL!
January 2001

MEDASSET are pleased to announce that a new Legal Research Guide to "International and Regional Fisheries Regulation of the Mediterranean", is now available on the "EuroTurtle" Web Site.

It has been written by a very special Friend of MEDASSET, American Environmental Legal Consultant, Larry Miranda, and it will be updated regularly.

The harmful impact of large-scale pelagic driftnet fishing on Mediterranean marine resources has long been recognized by the international and European communities. This guide will provide the researcher with an overview and synthesis of regional and international legal and non-legal resources addressing driftnet fishing.

Given the cross-disciplinary nature of international environmental law related to fisheries and conservation management, secondary authority is also provided from treatises, law review articles, and Internet resources. This guide is developed as a basic resource for the legal and scientific researcher interested in international driftnet regulation with a particular focus on regional regulation for the Mediterranean.

Despite recent national, regional, and international conservation measures, recommendations, and protective legislation, effective enforcement and compliance to ensure survival of sea turtles is still far from adequate. Governments and local authorities not only need to co-operate and implement effective measures for conservation, but must establish and fund national marine protection agencies in order to fulfill the purpose and goals of legislation already in place. MEDASSET considers environmental regulatory compliance as the single most important element lacking to prevent extinction of Mediterranean sea turtles.

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