The Beginning of the end: Canada may have become the guardian Angel of the Atlantic, but the losers in the fight over halibut can only be the Galician fisherfolk

Justo, Monica (1995) The Beginning of the end: Canada may have become the guardian Angel of the Atlantic, but the losers in the fight over halibut can only be the Galician fisherfolk. Samudra Report (12). pp. 31-33. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

The slashing of halibut quotas in the waters of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAPO) is yet another nail in the coffin for the long-distance fleet of Galicia, hit by the worst fishery crisis since the 1980s. In March 1994, Canada unilaterally declared a law which, in violation of international maritime rights, empowers them to inspect and arrest foreign fishermen in international waters, under the guise of marine conservation. The Canadian threat to Galician and Portuguese boats began from that time. Galician crews working in the NAFO area denounced this law that very year. This was the first part of the strategy planned by the government of Ottawa to expel the European fleet from the area adjoining the Grand Banks.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0130
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Canada, Spain, Portugal, North Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Quotas, Fishing Fleet, Total Allowable Catch, Fishing Zones, Fisherfolk
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2021 12:12
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 12:34
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/487

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