Analyzing the Economic and Political Implications of the Port State Measures Agreement for Multinational Fisheries Governance in the Northeastern Pacific
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) is a top-down fisheries governance mechanism that employs port-level controls to deter, prevent, and eliminate illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing. Since coming into force in 2016, the PSMA has utilized binding enforcement and monitoring obligations on member parties (69 as of May 2021) to prevent vessels engaged in IUU fishing operations from landing their catches at PSMA-compliant ports. This international agreement focuses on IUU fishing as a major threat to the economic, social, and political well- being of nations around the world. The PSMA significantly affects power relations among nations, seafood companies, and fishing communities operating within national waters and on the high seas.1 The northeastern Pacific––defined here as being composed of Canada, the United States, and Mexico—is a particularly interesting region in which to analyze this problem (IUU) and potential solution (PSMA) due to the uneven and conflicting commitments to the PSMA (Canada and the US have ratified the PSMA, but at different times; Mexico has not) and related fisheries agreements in the region. The recently signed US-Mexico-Canada Commercial Agreement adds another layer of complexity to the IUU regulatory space, as the potential interactions between these two policies and implications for the region are currently unclear. This research takes a comparative analysis approach to explore initial motivations, economic incentives, policy responses, and geopolitical factors surrounding the PSMA and related agreements between the US, Canada, and Mexico. This paper analyzes the extent to which these national-international interactions are adding to or detracting from efforts to combat IUU, and proposes additional opportunities for alignment of existing institutions, policies, and multinational collaborations.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | June 2, 2021 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Vogel, Jacqueline |
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| Primary advisor | Leape, Jim |
| Advisor | Hoagland, Suki |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Earth Systems Program |
Subjects
| Subject | Earth Systems |
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| Subject | Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions |
| Subject | fisheries governance |
| Subject | IUU fishing |
| Subject | Port State Measures Agreement |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Vogel, Jacqueline. (2021). Analyzing the Economic and Political Implications of the Port State Measures Agreement for Multinational Fisheries Governance in the Northeastern Pacific. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/zr870js8104
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