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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.