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KHO:2003:84

Pays/Territoire
Finlande
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Déc 1, 2003
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
Korkein hallinto-oikeus
Siège de la cour
Helsinki
Numéro de référence
KHO:2003:84
Langue
Finnois
Sujet
Pêche, Mer, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Gestion/conservation
Résumé

A national park containing grey seal, various fish species as well as other species had seen a large increase in the number of grey seals. As a result, they wanted a permit from the relevant authorities to decimate the number of grey seals as not to impair the fisheries in the region. They claimed that the grey seal was a threat to some fish species.

 

The purpose of the national park was to protect the outer archipelago and the marine environment. The aim was furthermore to encourage environmental research and an interest for the nature. Though the act establishing the national park contained a prohibition against killing, capturing or in other ways harming wild vertebrates, there was an exception for when a species had increase to a level that it was harmful. If it was not contrary to the purpose of the national park, authorisation could be given to decimate the number of the species.

 

The Supreme Administrative Court came to the conclusion that the increase of the grey seal only harmed the fishing in the region, and that this interest was not protected by the purpose of the national park. Thus no permit could be given.

Texte intégral
KHO-2003-84.pdf