Environmental NGOs and the dolphin‐tuna case Auteur Wright B. G Périodique/Collection Environmental Politics | Vol 9 (4); p. 82-103 Date 2000 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-091049) Éditeur | Lieu de publication Taylor & Francis Group Ltd | Abingdon, U.K. ISSN 0964-4016 Type du document Article en publication périodique Langue Anglais Champ d'application International Sujet Pêche Mot clé Réforme du droit/harmonisation/dérégulation Prises accessoires Mammifères marins ONG Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Résumé 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.