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Successful conservation - then what? The de-listing of Arctocephalus fur seal species in Antarctica
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Jabour, J, Successful conservation - then what? The de-listing of Arctocephalus fur seal species in Antarctica, Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 11, (1) pp. 1-29. ISSN 1388-0292 (2008) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1080/13880290801960712
Abstract
At the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in Edinburgh in June
2006, a proposal to de-list fur seals (Arctocephalus sp.) from special protection
was accepted. This is the first time the Antarctic Treaty Parties have
substantively reviewed their 40-year-old legal regime for special protection of
a listed species. Before the Parties could arrive at a decision it was necessary
for them to design and adopt a procedure for dealing with listing and de-listing.
It was also necessary to examine management choices post-de-listing because
fur seals have taken a strong foothold in Antarctic Peninsula ecosystems and
their niche making has been problematic. The Parties chose a passive approach
to future management of fur seals (that is, without a specific action plan for
monitoring and reassessment3), based on the belief that the species are not in
any immediate danger of reversal of fortune: ". . . they [fur seals] would not
be exposed to any potential threat of commercial exploitation in the future as
a result of their delisting as Specially Protected Species" (emphasis added).
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Environmental management |
Research Field: | Wildlife and habitat management |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments |
Objective Field: | Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments |
UTAS Author: | Jabour, J (Dr Julia Jabour) |
ID Code: | 54442 |
Year Published: | 2008 |
Deposited By: | IASOS |
Deposited On: | 2009-02-21 |
Last Modified: | 2014-11-13 |
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