Abstract
Four hundred years ago, Hugo Grotius defined the notion of Mare Liberum, leading to the concept of the 'Freedom of the Seas'. This concept has dominated humanity's relationship with the oceans and its renewable resources ever since. We present the conceptual reasons for society having arrived at the current ecological, economic and policy dilemma of widespread overfishing by global marine fisheries. We propose a call for global action to change our attitudes and behaviour towards the oceans away from 'free and open' towards 'heritage'. We then propose one mechanism (ocean zoning) that we consider crucial to address what is clearly a supra-national problem of global dimensions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 75-78 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Marine Policy |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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From Mare Liberum to Mare Reservarum. / Russ, Garry R.; Zeller, Dirk C.
In: Marine Policy, Vol. 27, No. 1, 01.2003, p. 75-78.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - From Mare Liberum to Mare Reservarum
AU - Russ, Garry R.
AU - Zeller, Dirk C.
PY - 2003/1
Y1 - 2003/1
N2 - Four hundred years ago, Hugo Grotius defined the notion of Mare Liberum, leading to the concept of the 'Freedom of the Seas'. This concept has dominated humanity's relationship with the oceans and its renewable resources ever since. We present the conceptual reasons for society having arrived at the current ecological, economic and policy dilemma of widespread overfishing by global marine fisheries. We propose a call for global action to change our attitudes and behaviour towards the oceans away from 'free and open' towards 'heritage'. We then propose one mechanism (ocean zoning) that we consider crucial to address what is clearly a supra-national problem of global dimensions.
AB - Four hundred years ago, Hugo Grotius defined the notion of Mare Liberum, leading to the concept of the 'Freedom of the Seas'. This concept has dominated humanity's relationship with the oceans and its renewable resources ever since. We present the conceptual reasons for society having arrived at the current ecological, economic and policy dilemma of widespread overfishing by global marine fisheries. We propose a call for global action to change our attitudes and behaviour towards the oceans away from 'free and open' towards 'heritage'. We then propose one mechanism (ocean zoning) that we consider crucial to address what is clearly a supra-national problem of global dimensions.
KW - Mare Liberum
KW - Mare Reservarum
KW - Marine reserve
KW - Ocean zoning
KW - Overfishing
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U2 - 10.1016/S0308-597X(02)00054-4
DO - 10.1016/S0308-597X(02)00054-4
M3 - Article
VL - 27
SP - 75
EP - 78
JO - Marine Policy
JF - Marine Policy
SN - 0308-597X
IS - 1
ER -