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Annotated link list (January 2006), D 10.1:
Useful link lists with relevance to international fisheries law
 Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide http://www.admiraltylawguide.com/
The list is supported by the Virtual Library, a loose network of private party
contributors. The site is a comprehensive internet gateway on maritime
law issues.
What you can find:
• links - around 1.500 - on admiralty law, admiralty cases, legal opinions,
international maritime conventions, and national legislation (emphasis lies
on the law of the United States)
• links to many national institutions related to maritime issues
Guide to Law Online http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/index.html
The guide is run by the US Library of Congress. It presents an annotated
compendium of internet links.
What you can find:
• links to law reviews, (some articles are free ) (HTML or PDF)
• links to guides and portals on international treaties and conventions,
national legislation, and judicial decisions
• links to government sites providing general information
IGIFL Internet Pathfinder http://www.intfish.net/netpath/index.htm
The Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law (IGIFL) is the free online
resource provided by OceanLaw, Law of the Sea Information and
Consultancy Services.
The Internet Pathfinder is an extensive collection of links organised in 16
categories, such as International Organisations, Transboundary fish
stocks, Fisheries management issues, Marine environment, National
information, NGOs.
OceanPortal http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanportal/
Ocean Portal is operated by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission.
It contains a directory on ocean data and legal information.
What you can find:
• links to related web sites on scientific and legal information
• links to environmental and maritime agencies, institutions, foundations,
administrations, and associations
Oceans and the Law of the Sea Links Page
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/Links/Links-home.htm
The page has been established by the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and
the Law of the Sea. It concentrates on link lists.
What you can find:
• link lists relevant to ocean affairs and law of the sea issues, grouped
primarily by types of organisations and bodies
The Index on Africa http://www.afrika.no/index/index.html
The site has been created by The Norwegian Council for Africa (NCA). It
offers a gateway to information on Africa on the Internet, with over 3.800
links sorted by country, subject and news.
What you can find:
• links to governmental and non-governmental web sites, covering subjects
from environment, development, economy to culture and politics… etc.
Websites with relevance to international fisheries law
ACP Group of States http://www.acpsec.org/index.htm
The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) presents itself
on this website. An official web portal is provided.
What you can find:
• legal documents on the organisational structure of the ACP (HTML)
• general information on the Member States, ACP’s and Member States’
policies (HTML)
• link list to closely related homepages
Activities of the European Union: Fisheries
http://europa.eu.int/pol/fish/index_en.htm
The homepage is run by the EU. The EU provides a gateway to its
Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (EC law, Green Paper on the future of the
common fisheries policy) (HTML/PDF)
• introductory summaries of the CFP (HTML/PDF)
• links to EU Commission’s Directorate General for Fisheries and
Maritime Affairs, the Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries, and the
Council for Agriculture and Fisheries
The Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements (CFFA)
http://www.cape-cffa.org/
The CFFA is a platform of NGOs which documents the development and
environmental impact of EU-ACP fisheries relations on small-scale fishing
communities, and aims to inform coastal fishing communities with a view
to promoting their participation in the decision making process affecting
their livelihoods. The website presents CFFA and its issues.
What you can find:
• publications (reports, newsletters, press releases etc.) in Word format
CITES http://www.cites.org/index.html
The page has been set up by the Secretariat of the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES) to present its agenda. It offers the official internet gateway of
CITES.
What you can find:
• full text official documents and legal texts (the Convention text,
resolutions, notifications to parties, guidelines, etc.) (HTML)
• information on the status of the Convention
• publications (articles, position papers, and books) (HTML)
• data bases on species and trade issues (HTML)
• link list covering a wide range of relevant and closely related issues
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries website
http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=org&xml=CCRF_prog.xml
The FAO has set up this web-page. Thereon, it introduces the FAO
Fisheries Code of Conduct.
What you can find:
• Code of Conduct text (HTML/PDF)
• information on the status of the FAO Code of Conduct
• publications (statistics, guidelines and detailed information on related
issues and conventions) in PDF and/or HTML format
• ‘Fisheries Branch Library’ supporting the visitor with literature in
PDF/HTML formats
• a large directory of links to libraries and online sources for relevant
literature.
Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.biodiv.org/default.shtml
The homepage is provided by the Secretariat of the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD). It is the official web-portal of the CBD.
What you can find:
• Convention text, supporting protocols
• publications by the secretariat, e.g. reports, newsletters, booklets, and
brochures (mostly in PDF format)
• the secretariat’s literature index
ECOLEX, A gateway to environmental law
http://www.ecolex.org/index.php
The ECOLEX Portal is operated jointly by FAO, IUCN, and UNEP. It is a
database providing a comprehensive and global source of information on
environmental law.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (International treaties and conventions, fisheries
agreements, EC law, national legislation, and judicial decisions relating to
environmental law, including fisheries)
• information on the status of treaties and conventions, summary
information on legal documents
• a literature directory (no downloads)
ENTRI http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/entri/
The Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI) homepage
is run by the Socio-economic Data and Applications Centre. It contains an
online service for accessing multilateral environmental treaty data.
What you can find:
• Full text international treaties and conventions, including international
treaties on fisheries (HTML)
• information on the status of treaties and conventions: the homepage
provides lists of around 200 country profiles, showing which international
treaties have been signed and ratified by them on various environmental
subjects, including fisheries
EUR-LEX http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html
This page is provided by the EU. It is an internet guide to European Law.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (EC/EU-Treaties, Secondary Legislation,
including legislation in preparation, judicial decisions, parliamentary
questions and many other documents of public interest relating to EU/EC-
legislation) (HTML, PDF, sometimes: TIF and WORD)
• Official Journal of the EU (HTML)
• links to the EU/EC institutions
European Commission, DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
http://europa.eu.int/comm/fisheries/policy_en.htm
On this official EU-site the Commission gives a general introduction to the
Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (EU fisheries legislation (also current status of
emerging regulations can be traced), fisheries agreements), available in
HTML, PDF, TIF
• publications (press releases, published documents and consultations)
(HTML / PDF)
• links to other EU-homepages, international and regional organisations,
scientific sites, and governmental and non-governmental web-pages
European Court of Justice http://curia.eu.int/index.htm
This gateway is provided by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). It is the
official web portal of the ECJ.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (judicial decisions and current proceedings,
procedural rules) (HTML)
• publications (press releases, newsflash) (HTML, PDF)
• links to national and international institutions
FAO http://www.fao.org
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) main
web portal provides information on all subjects the FAO is engaged in.
What you can find:
• publications on agriculture, economics, fisheries, forestry, sustainable
development and technical cooperation, statistics (PDF)
• virtual library (holds FAO’s collection of publications and meeting
documents in full-text, HTML and PDF)
• maps and graphics on different issues
• links to all related FAO-pages and many other relevant sites and lists
FAO Fisheries Department http://www.fao.org/fi/default.asp
The homepage is run by the FAO. It presents the official homepage of the
FAO Fisheries Department.
What you can find:
• full text of relevant international treaties and conventions and the FAO
Code of Conduct (HTML)
• publications on fisheries, aqua-culture, resources, production, trade,
management, environment, socio-economic issues and statutory bodies
(HTML/ PDF)
• maps and graphics illustrate many subjects
• Fisheries Branch Library supplying the visitor with literature in
PDF/HTML formats
• links to regional fisheries bodies and fishery country profiles, and a
directory of links to other libraries and online sources holding relevant
literature
 FAO Legal Office http://www.fao.org/Legal/index_en.htm
The homepage is run by the FAO Legal Office. It introduces the activities
and services of the Legal Office, such as legal advice to FAO members.
What you can find:
• FAO basic legal texts
• publications (legal studies), many documents are available in PDF
format
• a database (FAOLEX) on international treaties and conventions and
national legislation concerning food and agriculture, including fisheries
FAOLEX http://faolex.fao.org/faolex/
The FAOLEX database is run by the Legal Office of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It offers a large
collection of national legislation on food, agriculture and renewable natural
resources, which can be searched by subject, e.g. fisheries, in
combination with geographical specifications and/or year, keyword, words
form the title, type of text and/or language.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (international treaties and conventions, national
legislation) in PDF of DOC format
• abstracts and metadata for national legal instruments
FISHLEX http://faolex.fao.org/fishery/index.htm
The FISHLEX database is run by the Legal Office of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It offers information
and data on coastal state requirements for foreign fishing, which can be
searched by country or region for complete information [our
recommendation], or certain specified criteria.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (EC Law, fisheries agreements, national
legislation) in PDF, DOC or HTML format
• information on the status of the UN Law of the Sea Convention, the FAO
Compliance Agreement 1993 and the UN Fish Stocks Agreement 1995
with respect to the country specified, as well as tables summarising
national legislation and bilateral or multilateral agreements with respect to
conditions of access, licence conditions/framework of fishing activities,
and penalties for unauthorised foreign fishing
• links under construction
GLOBEFISH http://www.globefish.org/
Globefish is the unit in the FAO Fisheries Department responsible for
information on international fish trade. The Globefish Database provides
mainly online articles and publications for download on fish trade related issues.
What you can find:
• online market reports and other online articles as well as publications in
PDF, Word or PowerPoint format
• links to FISHINFONetwork (FIN) partners, and links to the FAO Country
Profile and Mapping Information System via the Country profile section
Greenpeace International www.greenpeace.org/international
Greenpeace is a global, non-governmental organisation focusing on
threats to biodiversity and the environment. The web page offers
information on these issues as well as on Greenpeace activities.
What you can find:
• some online articles, and reports in PDF format, with relevance to
fisheries law
ICES http://www.ices.dk/indexfla.asp
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) promotes
and coordinates marine research in the North Atlantic and provides advice
to governments and international regulatory bodies. ICES publishes
scientific information and advice on the ICES Website.
What you can find:
• online articles, as well as reports and advice in PDF format
IEEP http://www.ieep.org.uk/index.php
The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is an independent,
non-profit organisation, and a registered charity, for the analysis and
development of policies affecting the environment, especially in Europe.
The webpage provides information on IEEP activities, and a large variety
of publications for download, which can be searched by a selected topic
area, or by author, date, keywords and/or text search.
What you can find:
• publications (briefings, conference conclusions, notes, reports) in PDF
format
• links to some selected European and (other) environmental
institutions/organisations
IIEFT http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/IIFET/index.html
The International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIEFT) is an
international group of economists, industry members, government
managers, and academic researchers, with the objective to promote
interaction and exchange on marine resource economics and trade issues
across countries and professions. The website presents IIEFT.
What you can find:
• a link list, comprising web sites and other internet resources, including
online publications and papers, in alphabetical order or categories, such
as Fishing Industry or Institutional and University Websites
ITLOS http://www.itlos.org/
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is a judicial body
established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982
(UNCLOS) to adjudicate disputes arising out of the interpretation and
application of UNCLOS. The website provides general information on
ITLOS, cases and documents.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents regarding ITLOS, and ITLOS proceedings and
judgments, in PDF and Word format
IUCN http://www.iucn.org/
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) is a membership organisation with
a membership of states, government agencies, non-governmental
organisations and individual volunteer scientists and experts. The website
presents IUCN, its programmes and commissions, and informs about
conservation issues.
What you can find:
• publications (reports, articles, papers) in PDF and/or Word format
OceanLaw http://www.oceanlaw.net/
OceanLaw, Law of the Sea Information and Consultancy Services, is an
independent initiative focusing on international law of the sea and
international fisheries. The free online resource provided by OceanLaw is
the Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law (IGIFL), comprising, e.g.,
an International Fisheries Treaty Database, a Compendium of Cases, an
International Organisations Compendium, and a Documents Centre.
Documents are listed in tables, only a ‘basic’ search function is free for all
users.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (international treaties and conventions; EC Law
[via the Documents section]; fisheries agreements; resolutions, decisions,
declarations and other instruments adopted by relevant International
Organisations; judicial decisions) in PDF or HTML format
• summaries for each treaty and international organisation
• a Review comprising bibliographic resources
• a Glossary
• links to regional fisheries organisations and other international
organisations via the International Organisations Compendium and the
Documents section, a NewsLink section, and an Internet Pathfinder, i.e. a
categorised collection of links
Oceans and Law of the Sea http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm
Oceans and Law of the Sea is the website of the UN Division for Ocean
Affairs and the Law of the Sea. It provides general information on the
Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea and on the UN Law of
the Sea Convention (UNCLOS), as well as related legal documents and
status information for download.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (UNCLOS and related agreements, meeting
documents, Reports of the Secretary-General, General Assembly
documents) in PDF and HTML format
• information on the status of UNCLOS and related agreements in PDF or
HTML format
• links to bodies established by UNCLOS, dispute settlement bodies,
other UN services, and links relevant to oceans and the law of the sea
Sea Around Us Project http://www.seaaroundus.org
The Sea Around Us Project is a Fisheries Centre (University of British
Columbia) partnership with the Pew Charitable Trust (Philadelphia, USA),
aiming to provide an integrated analysis of the impacts of fisheries on
marine ecosystems, drawing on already available data, and to devise
corresponding policies. The webpage presents the project and its
products. Information with legal relevance can, in particular, be found under
Web Products, COUNTRIE’S EEZ, select a country and choose the
‘governance’ folder.
What you can find:
• information on the status of pertinent international treaties and
conventions in respect of the selected country, including treaty summaries
and metadata
• information on past and present fishing access to the selected country’s
waters, as well as on fishing access of that country to foreign waters
• publications (lists of articles, books and reports, chapters in books and
reports, lectures, conferences and workshops, newsletters, posters), some
of which are available for download in PDF or JPEG format
• links to FAO profiles and the World Factbook (among others)
Trade & environment.org http://www.trade-environment.org/index.htm
Trade & environment.org was conceived by the International Centre for
Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). The website compiles
resources related to trade, environment and sustainable development,
including information on marine resources.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (international treaties and conventions, bilateral
agreements and submissions of WTO members on trade and
environment) in HTML format
• information on ICTSD projects, including fisheries projects (HTML)
• publications (reviews, background papers, country studies, technical
papers etc.) in Word, PDF or HTML format
• a link list, including a fisheries section
• news on trade and environment
• a calendar of trade and environment events
UNEP http://www.unep.org/
This is the website of the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), presenting UNEP’s activities.
What you can find:
• publications (reports, outlooks etc.) in PDF
World Bank – Fisheries and Aquaculture
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/-
ENVIRONMENT/EXTCMM/0,,contentMDK:20538974~menu-
PK:1261413~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:407926,00.html
The homepage is operated by the World Bank. It offers general
information on fishery related projects financed by the World Bank. With its
US$1.2 billion portfolio in fisheries, aquaculture, coastal and aquatic
environmental management, and related projects serving coastal and
fishing communities, the World Bank is an important participator in the
discourse of sustainable fishery.
What you can find:
• publications (reports, fact sheets, special country project studies,
statistics) (in PDF and Textformat)
WTO http://www.wto.org/
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is the international organisation
dealing with the rules of trade between its member states. Its website
provides general information on the WTO and its activities online or for
download in PDF or Word format.
What you can find:
• WTO official documents and legal texts in PDF, Word or HTML format,
which can be searched via the Documents Online database
• International Trade Statistics, i.e. Trade Profiles in HTML of Exel Format,
and Time Series, a searchable database
• publications (reports, fact sheets, special studies, discussion papers,
working papers) in PDF or Word format
• a bibliography Database, including some abstracts and PDF files
• a Glossary
• links to other institutions and organisations, and, inter alia, to databases
on trade law and economics
Information on the web on national fisheries law
ECOLEX, A gateway to environmental law http://www.ecolex.org/index.php
The ECOLEX Portal is operated jointly by FAO, IUCN, and UNEP. It is a
database providing a comprehensive and global source of information on
environmental and fisheries law.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (international treaties and conventions, fisheries
agreements, EC law, national legislation, and judicial decisions relating to
environmental law, including fisheries)
• information on the status of treaties and conventions, summary
information on legal documents
• a literature directory (no downloads)
ENTRI http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/entri/
The Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI) homepage
is run by the Socio-economic Data and Applications Centre. It contains an
online service for accessing multilateral environmental treaty data.
What you can find:
• Full text international treaties and conventions, including international
treaties on fisheries (HTML)
• information on the status of treaties and conventions: the homepage
provides lists of around 200 country profiles, showing which international
treaties have been signed and ratified by them on various environmental
subjects, including fisheries
FAO Country Profiles
http://www.fao.org/fi/fcp/fcp.asp
FAO Mapping Information System
http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/default.asp?lang=en
The FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System is provided by
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It
catalogues the FAO’s archive of information by country and thematic area,
such as ‘fishery sector’.
What you can find:
• information on the specified country’s fishery sector: a Fishery Country
Profile (including information such as fisheries data, structure and
characteristics of the fishing industry, development prospects, research,
training and aid), and Information on fisheries management in the country
(including, inter alia, fisheries management, institutional arrangements,
fishery regulations, investment in fisheries, supply and demand
projections, and the organisational structure of national fisheries
authorities)
• publications (circulars, reports, working papers) in HTML format and,
partly, PDF
• links to (some) national agencies, other national authorities, and national
training and research institutions
FAOLEX http://faolex.fao.org/faolex/
The FAOLEX database is run by the Legal Office of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It offers a large
collection of national legislation on food, agriculture and renewable natural
resources, which can be searched by subject, e.g. fisheries, in
combination with geographical specifications and/or year, keyword, words
form the title, type of text and/or language.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (international treaties and conventions, national
legislation) in PDF of DOC format
• abstracts and metadata for national legal instruments
FISHLEX http://faolex.fao.org/fishery/index.htm
The Fishlex database is provided by the Legal Office of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It offers information
and data on coastal state requirements for foreign fishing, which can be
searched by country or region for complete information or certain specified
criteria.
What you can find:
• full text legal documents (EC law, fisheries agreements, national
legislation) in PDF, DOC or HTML format
• information on the status of the UN Law of the Sea Convention, the FAO
Compliance Agreement from 1993 and the UN Fish Stocks Agreement
from 1995 with respect to the country specified, as well as tables
summarising national legislation, and bilateral or multilateral agreements
with respect to condition of access, licence conditions/framework of
fishing activities, and penalties for unauthorised foreign fishing
• links under construction
IGIFL, Internet Pathfinder Part 10: National information http://www.intfish.net/netpath/page10.htm
The Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law (IGIFL) is the free online
resource provided by OceanLaw, Law of the Sea Information and
Consultancy Services. The Internet Pathfinder is an extensive collection of
links organised in 16 categories, Part 10 of which indicates national
information resources catalogued by country.
What you can find:
• (some) full text national legislation in PDF
• a bilateral Treaties Compendium forthcoming
• (some) publications (papers, articles) in HTML format and/or
(sometimes) PDF
• links to national agencies, national research institutions, and FAO
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