The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area: Problems and Prospects

Burns, William

Abstract

The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area: Problems and Prospects

William C. G. Burns

Johns Hopkins University

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 37-65, Summer 1998

Abstract:
The article provides an overview of the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), a regional whale conservation agreement established under the Convention on Migratory Species. The article includes an analysis of the history of development of ACCOBAMS and the prospects for the treaty to protect imperiled cetacean species in the region.

Keywords: Whaling, ACCOBAMS, whales, cetaceans

JEL Classification: K32, K33

Accepted Paper Series

Date posted: September 18, 2006

Suggested Citation

Burns, William C. G., The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area: Problems and Prospects. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 37-65, Summer 1998 . Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=930711

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