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Legal Approaches to Shark Conservation and Management across the Indo-Pacific Small Island States

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Abstract

Considerable global attention has focused on the plight of sharks and the implications for ocean health. Scientists point to the importance of sharks for healthy ecosystems and the consequences of their disproportionate removal; yet legal and management responses vary considerably. In some states, negative human-shark interactions have led to shark culls and swimming bans, and have prompted public fears about future activities that might attract species closer to coasts and communities. In other countries, sharks are respected, conserved and utilized only as a non-consumptive marine-based tourism resource. This article argues that culture plays an important role in the variety of legal responses to the conservation and management of sharks. By examining the development of shark sanctuaries across the Indian and Pacific Ocean island states, this analysis highlights the legal approaches taken, and the varying socio-cultural values that have influenced these responses. Understanding the role of culture will remain important as these laws mature, because it may affect implementation, compliance, and ultimately the achievement of conservation outcomes.

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SharksEnvironmental lawIndian OceanPacific OceanSmall island developing states (SIDS)Culture
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Transnational Environmental Law , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , November 2019 , pp. 547 - 574
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The author wishes to thank the anonymous TEL reviewers for their comments and suggestions, which have greatly improved this article.

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12 Reunion Island is also referred to below, yet it is not an independent state but rather a French external territory.

13 Other Pacific SIDS include Nauru, Niue, and Tuvalu. There are several other non-independent Pacific islands: French (New Caledonia and French Polynesia), US (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa), and New Zealand (Tokelau) external territories.

14 The population is therefore of Indian or Afro-Malagasy descent (Creole).

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20 Ibid., p. 52.

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22 Ibid., pp. 30–2.

23 See Marine Resources Act 2005 – Marine Resources (Longline Fishery) Regulations 2008.

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27 Ibid., p. 129.

28 As will be seen, this is a common pattern in other Indo-Pacific states. The experience is not limited to this region and has been noted, e.g., in Ecuador: Dell'Apa, Smith & Kaneshiro-Pineiro, n. 9 above, p. 157.

29 Humber et al., n. 3 above, p. 71.

30 Sinan, Adam & Anderson, n. 24 above.

31 For a detailed consideration of the international laws, see Techera, E.J. & Klein, N., International Law of Sharks: Options, Opportunities and Obstacles (Brill, 2017)CrossRefGoogle Scholar. For a further analysis of gaps and challenges in the global regime, see Techera & Klein, n. 5 above.

32 Washington, DC (US), 3 Mar. 1973, in force 1 July 1975, available at: https://www.cites.org/eng/disc/text.php.

33 CITES, ‘History of CITES Listing of Sharks’, available at: https://cites.org/eng/prog/shark/history.php.

34 Bonn (Germany), 23 June 1979, in force 1 Nov. 1983, available at: http://www.cms.int/en/convention-text.

35 CMS Convention Secretariat, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks, Monaco, Dec. 2018, available at: https://www.cms.int/sharks/en/page/sharks-mou-text.

36 Adopted by the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) in 1999 and endorsed by the FAO Council in 2000, available at: http://www.fao.org/ipoa-sharks/background/about-ipoa-sharks/en.

37 For further detail see Techera & Klein, n. 31 above, pp. 32–5; see also Techera & Klein, n. 5 above.

38 See FAO, ‘Database of Measures on Conservation and Management of Sharks’, available at: http://www.fao.org/ipoa-sharks/database-of-measures/en.

39 M. Lack & F. Meere, ‘Pacific Islands Regional Plan of Action for Sharks: Guidance for Pacific Island Countries and Territories on the Conservation and Management of Sharks’, SPC/FFA/SPREP, Oct. 2009, available at: http://www.fao.org/3/a-br378e.pdf.

40 These have been usefully summarized at CITES, ‘Regional Fisheries Management Organization Measures for Shark Conservation and Management’, Mar. 2014, available at: https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/prog/shark/docs/shark%20RFMO%20measures%20-%20draft%20March%202014.pdf.

41 Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, ‘Conservation and Management Measures’, available at: http://www.iotc.org/cmms.

42 Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, ‘Sharks’, 22 July 2017, available at: https://www.wcpfc.int/sharks. See also FAO, ‘International Plan of Action for Conservation and Management of Sharks: Regional Shark Measures’, available at: http://www.fao.org/ipoa-sharks/regional-sharks-measures/en.

43 See, e.g., UNGA Resolution 66/68, Sustainable Fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 Dec. 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and Related Instruments (6 Dec. 2011), UN Doc. A/RES/66/68, available at: http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=%20A/RES/66/68.

44 Rome (Italy), 22 Nov. 2009, in force 5 June 2016, available at: http://www.fao.org/port-state-measures. See also Techera & Klein, n. 31 above, pp. 190–3.

45 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 5 June 1992, in force 29 Dec. 1993, available at: http://www.cbd.int/convention.

46 CBD Secretariat, ‘Aichi Biodiversity Targets’, available at: https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets.

47 Protected Planet, ‘Protected Areas Coverage in 2018’, available at: https://www.protectedplanet.net/marine.

48 Ward-Paige, n. 5 above.

49 See Ward-Paige & Worm, n. 1 above.

50 Endangered and Protected Species (Amendment) Act 2017 (Fiji).

51 Endangered and Protected Species Act 2002 (Fiji), s. 21.

52 International Trade (Fauna and Flora) Act (Vanuatu).

53 As amended by the Wildlife (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (Mauritius).

54 Marine Wildlife Protection Regulations 2009 (Samoa), reg. 11.

55 Ibid.

56 N. Matatia, ‘P.M. Declares Samoa's Oceans Shark Sanctuary’, Samoa Observer, 1 Mar. 2018, available at: http://www.samoaobserver.ws/en/02_03_2018/local/30636/PM-declares-Samoa%E2%80%99s-oceans-shark-sanctuary.htm.

57 Marine Resources (Shark Conservation) Regulations 2012 (Cook Islands), reg. 3.

58 Ibid., reg. 5(1).

59 Ibid., reg. 5(2).

60 Ibid., reg. 5(3) and (4).

61 Ibid., reg. 6.

62 Ibid., reg. 7.

63 Public Law No. 18-108, amending s. 913 of Title 24 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia on Marine Resources.

64 Ibid.

65 Ibid., s. 913(3).

66 Ibid., s. 913(7) and (9).

67 Ibid., s. 913(8).

68 Ibid., s. 914.

69 Ibid., s. 913(4).

70 Fisheries Act 1997 (Marshall Islands), s. 229.

71 Ibid., s. 229A(1).

72 Ibid., s. 229A(2); see also sub-section (5).

73 Ibid., s. 229A(3).

74 Ibid., s. 229A(4).

75 Ibid., s. 229A(6).

76 Ibid., s. 230.

77 Shark Fisheries Management Regulations 2015 (Sri Lanka), reg. 2. Exceptions are provided for scientific research.

78 Ibid., reg. 3. See also the High Seas Fishing Operations Regulations 2014 (Sri Lanka).

79 Shark Fisheries Management Regulations 2015 (Sri Lanka), reg. 4.

80 Shark Fisheries Management (High Seas) Regulations 2015 (Sri Lanka), regs 2–6.

81 Fishing Gear Marking Regulations 2015 (Sri Lanka).

82 N. 44 above. Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Regulations 2015.

83 Dell'Apa, Smith & Kaneshiro-Pinerio, n. 9 above (citing R. Anderson & Z. Waheed, ‘Management of Shark Fisheries in the Maldives’, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, 1999, pp. 367–401).

84 General Fisheries Regulations (the Maldives), reg.12. The regulation is limited to 10 years from 1998 and the Baa, Lhaviyani, Kaafu (Male), North Ari, South Ari, Vaavu and Seenu (Addu) Atolls.

85 Ibid., reg. 18.

86 Ibid., reg. 13.

87 Fisheries Law (the Maldives), Art. 10.

88 Maldives Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, Press Release No. 30-D2/29/2010/32 (quoted in K. Ali & H. Sinan, ‘National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks in the Maldives’, IOTC-2015-WPEB-INF12, Sept. 2015, p. 15, available at: http://www.iotc.org/sites/default/files/documents/2015/09/IOTC-2015-WPEB11-INF12_-_Maldives_NPOA_Sharks.pdf). See also Ward-Paige, n. 5 above.

89 Fisheries (Shark Finning) Regulations (the Seychelles), reg. 5.

90 Ibid., reg. 6.

91 Ibid., reg. 7.

92 Ibid., reg. 10.

93 Fisheries and Marine Resources (Import of Fish and Fish Products) Regulations 2012 (Mauritius), regs 13 and 14.

94 Fisheries Act 2014 (Vanuatu), s. 115(2)(g).

95 Ibid., s. 147.

96 Offshore Fisheries Management Regulations 2014 (Fiji), reg. 6, Sch. 2C.

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98 Fisheries Act 1997 – Fisheries (PNA Third Implementing Arrangement) Regulations 2009, reg. 6A, inserted by the Fisheries (PNA Third Implementing Arrangement) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (Nauru).

99 Ibid., reg. 6A(2).

100 Fisheries (PNA Third Implementation Arrangement) Regulations 2012, reg. 7. However, the Solomon Islands has a long-line shark fishery and permits export: Fisheries (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

101 Mauritius Local Government Act 2011, District Council of Savanne (Markets) Regulations 2014, reg. 4(4); Seychelles Public Health Act 1960, Public Health (Market) Regulations.

102 Export of Fishery Products (Sanitary) Regulations 2010 (the Seychelles).

103 Atlas of Marine Protection, ‘Shark Sanctuary’, available at: http://www.mpatlas.org/category/shark-sanctuary.

104 Shark Haven Act 2009 (Palau).

105 Amendment to Title 27 of Palau National Code, Division 1, Ch. 1 (RPPL No. 6-36).

106 Shark Haven Act 2009, amending Title 27 of the Palau National Code, s. 181.

107 Ibid., s. 102(i).

108 Ibid.

109 Ibid., s. 181(b).

110 Shark Haven Act 2009, amending Title 27 of the Palau National Code, s. 182.

111 Marine Sanctuary Act 2015 (Palau), amending Title 27 of the Palau National Code, s. 181.

112 Marine Sanctuary Act 2015, amending the Marine Protection Act 1994 (Palau), ss. 1203, 1204 and 1209.

113 Marine Sanctuary Act 2015, s. 182(b)

114 Sharks are defined to include eight orders: Shark Sanctuary Regulations 2015 (Kiribati), reg. 3.

115 Ibid., reg. 2.

116 Ibid., reg. 5.

117 Ibid., reg. 6(2).

118 Ibid., reg. 6(1) and (3).

119 Ibid., reg. 7. Foreign fishing vessels are exempt: reg. 8(3).

120 Ibid., reg. 8. See reg. 10 regarding limitations on authorized exceptions. Sharks warranting special protection are set out in Sch. 11 and include oceanic white tip, silky, whale, great white, and basking sharks.

121 Ibid., reg. 9.

122 Ibid., reg. 17.

123 Fisheries (Shark Reef Marine Reserve) (Serua) Regulations 2014 (Fiji) , s. 3(1).

124 Ibid., s. 3(5).

125 Ibid., s. 4(2).

126 Ibid., s. 3(6).

127 Ibid., s. 5.

128 Humber et al. (n. 3 above, p. 79) state that ‘Decree 2006-400 only mentions one species of elasmobranch’ but that has not been confirmed by this research. See also Keane, A. et al. , ‘Evidence for the Effects of Environmental Engagement and Education on Knowledge of Wildlife Laws in Madagascar’ (2011) 4(1) Conservation Letters, pp. 55–63CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

129 Law 96-025, Arts 49–52 (Madagascar).

130 Humber et al., n. 3 above.

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133 Stacey et al., n. 10 above, p. 64.

134 Ibid., p. 64.

135 Ibid., p. 72.

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138 Richards et al., n. 6 above.

139 E. Reguly, ‘Dream of Swimming with Whale Sharks? Know That It's a Nightmare for Them’, The Globe and Mail, 3 May 2018, available at: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/article-dream-of-swimming-with-whale-sharks-know-that-its-a-nightmare-for.

140 Richards et al., n. 6 above.

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142 PauaMAC5 Incorporated v. Director-General of Conservation, Judgment, 4 Sept. 2018, CA355/2017, [2018] NZCA 348.

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148 Shark Sanctuary Regulations 2015 (Kiribati), reg. 8(1)(b).

149 Lemahieu et al., n. 143 above.

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155 Ebrahim, n. 151 above.

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158 Ward-Paige, n. 5 above.

159 D. Bradley et al., ‘Leveraging Satellite Technology to Create True Shark Sanctuaries’ (2018) Conservation Letters, doi: 10.1111/conl.12610.

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161 Pew Charitable Trusts, ‘Pacific Islands Collaborate to Enforce World's First Regional Shark Sanctuary’, 21 Apr. 2016, available at: http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/analysis/2016/04/21/pacific-islands-collaborate-to-enforce-worlds-first-regional-shark-sanctuary.

162 Anderson & Waheed, n. 83 above.

163 Shark Attack Data, ‘All Shark Attacks in Palau’, available at: http://www.sharkattackdata.com/place/palau; Shark Attack Data, ‘All Shark Attacks in Marshall Islands’, available at: http://www.sharkattackdata.com/place/marshall_islands.

164 Shark Attack Data, ‘All Shark Attacks in Micronesia’, available at: http://www.sharkattackdata.com/country-overview/micronesia; Shark Attack Data, ‘All Shark Attacks in Cook Islands’, available at: http://www.sharkattackdata.com/country-overview/cook_islands.

165 Shark Attack Data, ‘All Shark Attacks in Maldives’, available at: http://www.sharkattackdata.com/country-overview/maldives; Shark Attack Data, ‘All Shark Attacks in Sri Lanka’, available at: http://www.sharkattackdata.com/country-overview/sri_lanka.

166 Drew, Philipp & Westneat, n. 18 above.

167 For the West Australian context see Gibbs & Warren, n. 2 above; McCagh, Sneddon & Blache, n. 146 above.

168 Richards et al., n. 6 above.

169 Humber et al., n. 3 above, p. 78.

170 Mojetta, A.R. et al. , ‘Where Sharks Met Humans: The Mediterranean Sea, History and Myth of an Ancient Interaction between Two Dominant Predators’ (2018) 21 Regional Studies in Marine Science, pp. 30–8CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

171 Ibid.

172 ‘Palau's Economic and Cultural Fate Is Inextricably Tied to the Ocean, and Sharks Play an Integral Role in Maintaining the Ocean's Complex Ecological Balance’: Shark Haven Act 2009; and ‘[P]rotecting and preserving Palau's environment is an essential part of Palauan culture (Bul system)’: Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act 2015, s. 2.

173 Ward-Paige, n. 5 above.