Conflicts about Living Marine Resources in Southeast Asian and Australian Waters: Turtles and Dugong as Cases

Abstract

This paper considers conflicts that arise and socioeconomic problems involved in managing fugitive resources, especially transborder or transfrontier ones when economic development occurs. To do this it concentrates on the situation of turtles and of dugong in Southeast Asian and Australian waters. Particular attention is given to turtle farming and to zoning as conservation strategies and the use of marine parks for resource management. Questions are raised about the responsibilities of developed countries such as Australia for conserving species that migrate to less developed countries.