Canadian and Russian Fisheries Management in the Arctic: Complexities, Commonalities and Contrasts

Authors

David VanderZwaag, Dalhousie University - Schulich School of LawFollow
Vitalii Vorobev, Leninsky District Court of Vladivostok (Primorsky Territory), Russian Federation
Olga Koubrak, Dalhousie University Schulich School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Keywords

Arctic Fisheries, Co-Management, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Baffin Bay/Davis Strait

Abstract

This article reviews and compares Canadian and Russian approaches to Arctic fisheries management through a three-part format. First, the complex array of laws and policies applicable to Arctic fisheries is described for each country. How Canada and Russia have addressed international fishery issues is also highlighted, including their participation in the 2018 Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement. Second, commonalities in fisheries governance approaches are summarized, including national commitments to implement precautionary and ecosystem approaches. Finally, contrasts in Arctic fisheries management are discussed. Major differences include the greater devolution of management responsibilities by Canada to Indigenous communities through land-claim agreements and co-management arrangements and Russia’s greater success in formalizing bilateral fisheries management arrangements with its neighbours.

Creative Commons License

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Recommended Citation

David L VanderZwaag, Vitalii Vorobev & Olga Koubrak, "Canadian and Russian Fisheries Management in the Arctic: Complexities, Commonalities and Contrasts" (2022) 13 Arctic Rev on L & Politics 361.