Explaining exclusive fishery jurisdiction

Abstract

This article examines the development The recent evolution of international fisheries rules has been influenced of exclusive fisheries jurisdiction. It reviews exclusive unilateral proclamaby unilateral proclamations adopted by coastal states.’ This article tions and shows their impact on the reviews the most important exclusive unilateral proclamations in order attitudes of coastal states. Extended to ascertain what has determined the attitudes of coastal states. Such a fishery jurisdictions in Latin America, Iceland, Canada and other coastal purpose is based on a theoretical premise, whose demonstration goes states are examined and the author beyond the limits of this article: that, due to the customary nature of points out that 200-mile zones have international law, the evolution of rules depends on actions taken by now acquired the status of customary international law. interested states. If the action reflects the needs of a substantial majority of states, the evolution of legal rules follows quickly and easily,