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51 Hong Kong L.J. 573 (2021)
Is There a Need for a Regional Fishery Agreement in the South China Sea?

handle is hein.journals/honkon51 and id is 579 raw text is: Is THERE A NEED FOR A REGIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENT IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA? Yen-Chiang Chang,* Xudong Zhang,** Shuang Liu*** The South China Sea is a key area in the establishment of the 21st Cen- tury Maritime Silk Road. Its vast area provides unique conditions for the development of marine fisheries in the surrounding states. In recent years, fisheries in the South China Sea have been threatened by illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. Simultaneously, there have been fishery conflicts among the neighbouring states. This has led to a significant decline in fishery resources in the South China Sea. This article highlights such fishery activities and their threats to the South China Sea. It also proposes a South China Sea Fishery Community with a Shared Future and suggests establish- ing a regional fishery organisation. The organisation is expected to distinguish the responsibilities and obligations of the surrounding states with regard to the exploration and governance of fishery resources. Such actions might help the states jointly monitor and govern IUU fishing activities in the South China Sea. 1. Introduction The South China Sea, with a vast frontier, is a key area in the '21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It borders the Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces to the north; the west coast of Kalimantan island in Indonesia and southeast of Sumatra to the south; the coast of Vietnam to the west and the northern part of the west coast of Taiwan island to the east. It connects to the West Philippine Sea and directly reaches the west coast of Sabah island in Malaysia. In recent years, fisheries in the South China Sea have been threatened by illegal, unreported, unregulated Professor of International Law, School of Law; Research Fellow, Institute of Shenzhen Studies; Director, Institute for Bohai and Yellow Sea Studies, Dalian Maritime University, China. The field work is supported by the following projects: Shenzhen Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project, Research on the Legal Path of Market Integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, No. SZ2020B027; The National Social Science Fundamental Project, China, 'Research on China's Maritime Rights Protection under the Perspective of Maritime Community with the Shared Future (Grant No. 19VHQ009). PhD student, School of Law, Dalian Maritime University, China. ** LLM student, School of Law, Dalian Maritime University, China.

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