Achieving Sustainable Fisheries
Implementing the New International Legal Regime
Charlotte de Fontaubert and Indrani Lutchman
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All indicators point to a worsening state of global fisheries. According to the latest figures of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, 70% of fish stocks worldwide are fished at full capacity, overfished, or recovering. This publication aims to demystify the mosaic of new international instruments and measures, and to interpret them in a set of clear rights and obligations which, if implemented in earnest, will address this crisis. It reviews all the new instruments that have been negotiated, highlights their relevance and scope of application, and suggests means to facilitate their implementation. It is now up to the nation States who have adopted them to follow through by implementing them in earnest.

ISBN 2-8317-0697-1, 2003
279 x 216mm, x + 177pp.
£16
Order no. B2006

How is your MPA doing?
A Guidebook of Natural and Social Indicators for Evaluating Marine Protected Area Management Effectiveness
Robert S. Pomeroy, John E. Parks, Lani M. Watson

IUCN, WWF and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have developed this guidebook to assist marine protected area (MPA) managers in assessing the performance of their MPA. Based on this assessment, it shows how necessary changes can be made to improve management measures. It presents a flexible approach that can be used in many types of MPA and offers a variety of specific biological, socio-economic and governance indicators to measure the effectiveness of management actions in achieving MPA goals and objectives.

ISBN 2-8317-0735-8, 2004
295 x 209mm, xvi + 216pp., colour photos, tables, figures
£16.50
Order no. B2016

International Ocean Governance:
Using International Law and Organizations to Manage Marine Resources Sustainably
Lee A. Kimball

Our oceans are slowly dying, and the instruments of governance are inadequate to stop it. The international dimensions of ocean problems loom larger as we learn more about threats to marine species and ecosystems - invasive species are transported by international shipping, oceans fill with persistent organic pollutants, and nutrients from sewage and fertilizers cause excessive growth of marine plants. These challenges require that governments agree on commitments and common programs, in consultation with other stakeholders. This report evaluates the effectiveness of international agreements and organizations and recommends numerous improvements. It includes a series of tables and maps, which can be easily updated. The tables present a problem-oriented summary of global and regional legal instruments and an indication of the scientific, technical, and legal guidance offered by international bodies. The maps demonstrate geographic relationships in eight ocean regions – among regional marine and regional fisheries conventions, large marine ecosystems, major river basins, marine protected areas, and national jurisdiction. Available in book form (in limited numbers) together with an executive summary and CD-ROM; the CD contains the publication, executive summary, tables, and 32 maps in the map series.

2-8317-0617-3, 2003 (revised)
279 x 216mm, xii + 124pp., tables, maps
£20
Order no. B1121

La Gobernanza Internacional del Oceano:
El Uso de la Ley Internacional y las Organizaciones para Manejar los Recursos Marinos de Manera Sustentable
Lee A. Kimball

ISBN 2-8317-0661-0, 2003
(incorrect ISBN used in book 2-8317-0617-3)
279 x 216mm, xii + 138pp.
£20
Order no. B1172

Methods for Ecological Monitoring of Coral Reefs
Version 1. A Resource for Managers
Jos Hill and Clive Wilkinson

The aim of this book is to help managers of coral reefs select appropriate ecological monitoring programs, protocols and methods for your coral reef management needs. This book was written in response to requests from coral reef managers for advice on monitoring. There are different management information needs for each coral reef area, so monitoring programs must be designed to include a selection of protocols and methods to meet those needs. The protocols and methods outlined in this book represent the ones most commonly used on coral reefs around the world.

ISBN 0 642 322 376, 2004
210 x 295mm, vi + 118pp.
Published by the Australian Institute of Marine Science and Reef Check.
Free + postage and packing
Order no. B2150

Also available from Science Communication, Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB No. 3, Townsville Mail Centre, Townsville Q 4810, Australia. Fax: +61 7 4772 5852; bookshop@aims.gov.au
Also available from ICRAN E-mail: icran@icran.or

Monitoring Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas
Version 1: A practical guide on how monitoring can support effective management of MPAs (out of print)
Clive Wilkinson, Alison Green, Jeanine Almany and Shannon Dionne

Coral reefs are at risk from many threats including global warming causing coral bleaching, over fishing or destructive fishing, pollution by sediments, nutrients and toxic chemicals, coral mining and shoreline development and unregulated tourism. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are an important tool for marine conservation and management.
This book provides practical advice on how to design and implement ecological and socio-economic monitoring programmes aimed at addressing these issues. Also included are many useful references with Internet sites.

Published by the Australian Institute of Marine Science in association with IUCN
ISBN 0 642 32228 7, 2003
297 x 210mm, iv + 68pp., figures
Free + postage and packing
Order no. B2041

Planète Mers
Voyage au cœur de la biodiversité marine
Laurent Ballesta et Pierre Descamp

Dans le bleu profond de la mer, du Groenland aux îles polynésiennes, se cachent des paysages d'une beauté insoupçonnée, un monde mal connu qui occupe les trois quarts du globe. A travers des textes limpides et plus de 400 photographies exceptionnelles, les scientifiques Laurent Ballesta et Pierre Descamp nous font découvrir toute la magie des océans. Chaque page est une anecdote, une petite histoire qui nous familiarise avec les mystères de la biodiversité. Et c'est aussi pour comprendre les grandes menaces qui pèsent sur les océans et mieux respecter l'environnement marin que Planète Mers nous entraîne dans un fabuleux voyage aux quatre coins des cinq océans du monde.

Publié par Editions Lafon avec la participation de l’Union mondiale pour la nature (UICN), préface par Nicolas Hulot.

ISBN 2-7499-0158-8, 2005
340 x 290mm, 384pp., photos couleurs
Cette publication est disponible auprès d’Amazon.fr

Status of Coral Reefs of the World 2004
Edited by Clive Wilkinson

This report was written to provide an overview, without the use of scientific jargon, of the status of coral reefs and causes of reef decline, with recommendations for action by national authorities. This second edition is a major expansion and improvement on the first edition written in 1998.

Published by the Australian Institute of Marine Science with the support of IUCN.
ISBN not available
250 x 176mm, c.380pp., maps, tables
Free + postage and packing
Order no. B2159 (Vol 1)
Order no. B2205 (Vol 2)

Also available from Science Communication, Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB No. 3, Townsville Mail Centre, Townsville Q 4810, Australia. Fax: +61 7 4772 5852;
E-mail: bookshop@aims.gov.au

Towards a Strategy for High Seas Marine Protected Areas
Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas, 15–17 January 2003, Malaga, Spain
Edited by Kristina M. Gjerde and Charlotte Breide

By far the largest habitat for life on earth and the cradle of new species, habitats and undiscovered ecosystems, our oceans are being intensively exploited and heavily degraded. Marine Protected Areas can be used to restore, safeguard and halt the negative impacts on the biodiversity of these oceans. The proceedings from this workshop highlight some of the discussion aimed at developing an action plan to promote a system of MPAs to ensure long-term protection of ecosystem processes, biological diversity and productivity beyond national jurisdiction.

ISBN 2-8317-0732-3, 2003
297 x 210mm, ix + 181pp.
Free + postage and packing
Order no. B2031