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Fisheries Compatibility Disputes Agreeing to Disagree, Committed to Conserve

By Alexandros X.M. Ntovas
New Arrival Edward Elgar Publishing February 2026

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ISBN-13
9781800378605
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication
February 2026
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book provides a fresh perspective on the enduring debate surrounding the sustainable regulation of straddling and highly migratory fish stocks. Alexandros X.M. Ntovas highlights how these vital fish stocks occupy a contested regulatory space where sovereignty, science and sustainability converge.

Chapters explore the development of international fisheries law through key United Nations (UN) initiatives, including the 1958 UN Fishing and Conservation Convention, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement. Ntovas emphasizes the need for consistent interpretation of the law and examines the role of peaceful dispute settlements in fostering international cooperation and achieving ocean sustainability. Fisheries Compatibility Disputes underscores the importance of resisting unilateralism and creeping jurisdictionalism, situating the analysis within the broader jurisprudence of treaty interpretation.

This is a vital resource for students and academics of environmental law, public international law and environmental governance and regulation, particularly the law of the sea and international dispute resolution. Legal practitioners handling compatibility-related fishery disputes will also benefit from the author’s rigorous analysis of the doctrinal complexities involved.

Table of Contents

International cases
International instruments
1.
General introduction: fisheries disputes and the 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
2.
Compatible conservation and management measures
3.
Settlement procedures for compatibility disputes in the 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
4.
Drafting antecedents of embedded clauses in the Law of the Sea
5.
The drafting of the compatibility rule in the 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
6.
Subsequent practice and approaches in regional regimes
7.
Final remarks: taking fish stocks to the room of proceedings—when to agree to disagree on compatible conservation and management measures
Selected bibliography
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