Application of the Ecosystem Approach in the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

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  • OKUBO Ayako
    Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo

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  • 南極の海洋生物資源の保存に関する委員会（CCAMLR）における生態系アプローチの適用
  • ナンキョク ノ カイヨウ セイブツ シゲン ノ ホゾン ニ カンスル イインカイ CCAMLR ニ オケル セイタイケイ アプローチ ノ テキヨウ

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To address various ocean-related issues, it is essential to conduct a comprehensive assessment and integrated management of human activities that affect the marine ecosystem. Regarding living marine resources, the ecosystem approach has been applied to fisheries management to incorporate both the biological and physical aspects of the marine ecosystem. This approach has also been prioritized in international treaties and action plans such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Convention on Biological Diversity, and FAO's Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. However, systematic analyses of management measures implemented under this approach are still limited. This article investigates the management measures implemented by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), an advanced effort to apply the ecosystem approach. Then, it discusses the factors that facilitated the introduction of such management measures. The analysis considers four major components of the ecosystem approach: (1) considering the structure and function of the ecosystem, (2) addressing knowledge availability, (3) ensuring good governance, and (4) facilitating the integrated management of various human activities. CCAMLR's ecosystem approach can be considered pragmatic in that it aims to extend and strengthen existing management tools by adopting a precautionary principle.

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  • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

    ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 23 (2), 126-137, 2010

    SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, JAPAN

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