Ocean governance in the South Pacific region: Progress and plans for action |
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| Institution: | 1. Politics and International Relations Program, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1340, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia;2. Centre for Marine Socio-ecology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia;3. Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia;4. School of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Deakin University, Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia;5. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia;1. Office of International Law, Australian Attorney-General''s Department, 3-5 National Circuit, Barton, ACT 2600, Australia;2. Legal Consultant (Maritime Zones and Deep Seabed Mining Regulation) Australia;3. Papua New Guinea Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Project, Gemini Place Waigani, National Capital District, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea;4. Geoscience Division, SPC, Mead Road, Private Mail Bag, GPO, Suva, Fiji;1. Headquarters, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-3-3 Minato-mirai, Nishi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-6115, Japan;2. National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, Japan;3. Yokohama Laboratory, National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, Japan;4. Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 2-3-3 Minato-mirai, Nishi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-6115, Japan;5. Japan Purse Seiners’ Association, 3-11-3 Nagahama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0072, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The Pacific Island Regional Ocean Policy (PIROP), which was released in 2002, provided the framework for ocean governance in the Pacific region. Since then there have been a myriad of policy documents and institutional arrangements that have been developed to address ocean governance issues, however, little progress has occurred with regard to the actual implementation of PIROP. This paper examines the region's progress in establishing integrated oceans management, and how this fits with the use of marine spatial planning and area based management tools, such as marine protected areas. It argues that policy making in this region encounters the usual difficulties with integrated policy approaches experienced elsewhere but that these difficulties are further accentuated when applied to developing nations that are highly dependent on external support. It suggests a way forward for the future with development of action plans, implementation and the practical application of those plans including a regional contextualisation/analysis of progress against regional objectives. |
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| Keywords: | Ocean governance The Pacific Island Countries and Territories Integrated ocean management Regional ocean policy |
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