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New publication - Marine Protected Areas: Some Legal Issues

18 March 08

A new paper by OceanLaw Director Chris Hedley was published this week by the ASCOBANS Secretariat. Chris was commissioned to write a short paper (5 pages) reviewing some of the practical legal issues involved in establishing marine protected areas for a policy-oriented workshop on "Selection Criteria for Marine Protected Areas for Cetaceans", which took place in Spain in April 2008. The Workshop was convened by the ASCOBANS and ACCOBAMS Secretariats and the European Cetacean Society (ECS).

The paper provides a short review of some of the legal issues involved in establishing marine protected areas in domestic legislation. The proceedings were published by ASCOBANS this week, and the results of the Workshop are to be presented to the 15th meeting of the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee, which takes place in Germany in March 2008.

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