International law and the regulation of cetaceans : an analysis of the role of global and regional instruments and institutions in the conservation of marine living resources

This thesis examines one of the most controversial issues in the modern governance of marine living resources, namely the regulation of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises). Cetaceans face a wide range of conservation pressures, from targeted catches to incidental mortality in fisheries and th...

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Main Author: Caddell, John Richard
Published: Cardiff University 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.584676