Book Chapter - Security Cooperation and Fisheries in the Pacific
By Bianca Haas, Kamal Azmi, Kerrie Robertson, Transform Aqorau, and Quentin Hanich
Pacific small island developing states (SIDS) and territories are highly dependent on an ocean-based economy provided by their large exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and face challenges such as climate change, access to markets, economic development, governance, security and transnational crime.
Dr Bianca Haas et al. argue that regional cooperation to address these challenges is essential to increase the capacity of Pacific states and territories. As large ocean states, these vast EEZs present SIDS and territories with a valuable asset and a formidable challenge. The sovereign rights over the living (e.g. fish, marine mammals) and non-living resources (e.g. oil, minerals) of their EEZs provide Pacific Island states and territories with tremendous opportunities to support their economic development.
The challenge for Pacific Island countries, therefore, is to secure and monitor the resources in their EEZs and to manage them sustainably and equitably for the long-term benefit of their people. In their new book chapter, Haas et al. provide an overview of how SIDS and territories are tackling fisheries-related security challenges and summarise challenges and opportunities in addressing fisheries-related security threats in the Pacific region.
The book chapter is available online in Security Cooperation in the Pacific Islands and can be downloaded from:
