Environmental NGOs and the dolphin‐tuna case Autor Wright B. G Título de serie Environmental Politics | Vol 9 (4); p. 82-103 Fecha 2000 Fuente IUCN (ID: ANA-091049) Editor | Lugar de publicación Taylor & Francis Group Ltd | Abingdon, U.K. ISSN 0964-4016 Tipo de documento Artículo en publicación Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional Materia Pesca Palabra clave Mamíferos marinos ONG Aparejos de pesca/métodos de pesca Capturas incidentales Reforma legal/armonización/desregulación Resumen The dolphin‐tuna case involves Environmental NGOs (ENGOs) promoting sound environmental practices by US and international tuna fishing fleets in the Eastern Topical Pacific Ocean (ETPO). An analysis of this case is critical because it demonstrates the political complexity of a high seas environmental issue as well as how ENGOs were able to insert themselves into domestic and international policy processes. Working together in coalition, ENGOs defined the issue, convinced policymakers and the public that the problems of the ETPO needed to be solved, and promoted solutions. The case demonstrates that the actions of the ENGOs were instrumental in shaping US legislation, policies of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission, and the international agreement between fishing states.