Ocean Yearbook 38

Edited by Aldo Chircop, Dalhousie University, Scott Coffen-Smout, Dalhousie University, Moira McConnell, Dalhousie University and Sara L. Seck, Dalhousie University

Contents


Meinhard Doelle (1964–2022): Remembering Meinhard


 Aldo Chircop, Scott Coffen-Smout, Moira McConnell and Sara Seck





The International Ocean Institute


Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Schulich School of Law


Acknowledgements


List of Illustrations


List of Tables


Contributors





Part 1: Tributes to Meinhard Doelle


The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as the Coordination Mechanism for Caribbean Small Island Developing States Participating in the Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations


 Kristal K. Ambrose





Analyzing the Impact of the Climate Emergency on Shipping through Analogical Interpretation of the COVID-19 Pandemic


 Lamin Jawara and Tafsir Johansson





Abandoned, Lost and Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear in Eastern Caribbean Small-Scale Fisheries: Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities for Improved Governance


 Tricia A. Lovell and Aspasia Pastra





Reflections on the Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Environmental Impact Assessment


 Jenny Pope





Reflections on Coastal State Response Options in an Era of Sea Level Rise: Practical Challenges and Legal Consequences


 Clive Schofield, David Freestone and Duygu Çiçek





Part 2: Reflections


A Commentary on the BBNJ Agreement Using the History of the Making of UNCLOS and Its Implementation Agreements


 Kristine Elfrida Dalaker





Elisabeth Mann Borgese: Reflections from the Past for the Future of Earth Systems Governance


 Tahnee Lisa Prior





A Commentary and Critique on Progress in Ocean and Climate Change Action at Recent COP Meetings


 Peter Ricketts and Dotun Olutoke





Part 3: The Law of the Sea and Ocean Governance


Maritime Search and Rescue in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022: an Act of Deterrence?


 Ainhoa Campàs Velasco





Murky Waters: Controlling the Ocean Transit of Floating Nuclear Power Plants


 Thomas Sullivan





The Lebanon-Israel 2022 Maritime Boundary Agreement


 Constantinos Yiallourides and Nicholas A. Ioannides





Part 4: Marine Resource Management and Conservation


Less Specific and More Comprehensive? An Analysis of How the Ocean Is Reflected in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework


 Carolina Hazin and Daniela Diz





Conceptualizing Mi’kmaw Aboriginal and Treaty-Based Fisheries: Legal Constructs or Value-Based Way of Life?


 Shelley K. Denny and Lucia M. Fanning





Recent Developments in the European Union’s Involvement in Mediterranean Fisheries Management


 Gabriela A. Oanta





Part 5: Shipping and Maritime Security


Regulatory Obsolescence in the Technological Age: Analyzing Whether Autonomous Vessels Have Sovereign Immunity at Sea


 Benjamin J. Bemelen





Maritime Security and the Wind: Threats and Risks to Offshore Renewable Energy Infrastructure


 Christian Bueger and Timothy Edmunds





Submarine Communication Cables and Belligerent Rights in Armed Conflict


 Sophie Ryan





Part 6: Book Reviews


Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera and Myron H. Nordquist, eds., The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part XI Regime and the International Seabed Authority: A Twenty-Five Year Journey


 Edwin Egede


Abhinayan Basu Bal, Trisha Rajput, Gabriela Argüello and David Langlet, eds., Regulation of Risk: Transport, Trade and Environment in Perspective


 Floris Goerlandt, Ph.D.


David Bosco, The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World’s Oceans


 Rozemarijn Roland Holst, Ph.D.


Benjamin de Carvalho and Halvard Leira, The Sea and International Relations


 Nong Hong, Ph.D.


Robin Churchill, Vaughn Lowe and Amy Sander, The Law of the Sea


 Tullio Treves


Wen Duan, The International Legal Regime Relating to Marine Protected Area in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Identifying and Addressing Gaps


 David Leary


David Freestone, ed., Conserving Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction


 Vito De Lucia, Ph.D.


Ahmet Gelgeç, Allocation of Liability for Dangerous Goods under International Trade Law: CIF and FOB Contracts


 Miriam Goldby, Ph.D.


Marel Katsivela, Navires Autonomes: Enjeux réglementaires et éthiques / Autonomous Vessels: Regulatory and Ethical Issues


 Gillian Grant


Natalie Klein, ed., Unconventional Lawmaking in the Law of the Sea


 Sara L. Seck, Ph.D.


Seokwoo Lee, ed., Encyclopedia of Ocean Law and Policy in Asia Pacific


 Marcus Haward


Alexander Lott, Hybrid Threats and the Law of the Sea: Use of Force and Discriminatory Navigational Restrictions in Straits


 Pham Ngoc Minh Trang


Jan McDonald, Jeffrey McGee and Richard Barnes, eds., Research Handbook on Climate Change, Oceans and Coasts


 Bleuenn Gaëlle Guilloux, Ph.D.


Samantha Muka, Oceans Under Glass: Tank Craft and the Sciences of the Sea


 Eric L. Mills


Myron H. Nordquist and Ronán Long, eds., Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction


 Youna LBL Lyons, Ph.D.


Farah Obaidullah, ed., The Ocean and Us


 Maxine Westhead


Andreas Østhagen, Ocean Geopolitics: Marine Resources, Maritime Boundary Disputes and the Law of the Sea


 Peter Harrison, Ph.D., CM


Alex G. Oude Elferink, Tore Henriksen and Signe Veierud Busch, eds., Maritime Boundary Delimitation: The Case Law—Is it Consistent and Predictable?


 David H. Gray, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., C.L.S.


Armando Rocha, Private Actors as Participants in International Law: A Critical Analysis of Membership under the Law of the Sea


 Chiara Macchi, Ph.D.


Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik, eds., Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes


 Porter Hoagland, Ph.D.


David Symes, Fishing Europe’s Troubled Waters: Fifty Years of Fisheries Policy


 Daniel Owen and Robin Churchill


Stefan Talmon, The South China Sea Arbitration: Jurisdiction, Admissibility, Procedure


 Camille Goodman, Ph.D.





Appendices





Annual Report of the International Ocean Institute





Report of the International Ocean Institute, 2022


 Mahindokht Faghfouri





Selected Documents and Proceedings





Oceans and the Law of the Sea Report of the Secretary-General, 14 March 2023





Oceans and the Law of the Sea Report of the Secretary-General, 1 September 2023





United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Report of the Thirty-Third Meeting of States Parties, 12–16 June 2023





Report on the Work of the United Nations Open-Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea at Its Twenty-Third Meeting, 5–9 June 2023





Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2023: Informal Summary Report by the Co-facilitators of the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2023–2024, 15 September 2023





Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Implications for Human Rights of the Environmentally Sound Management and Disposal of Hazardous Substances and Wastes, Marcos Orellana, on His Visit to the International Maritime Organization, 14 July 2023





Index