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32 Cal. W. Int'l L.J. 211 (2001-2002)
Discussion of a Regional Agreement for Small Cetacean Conservation in the Indian Ocean

handle is hein.journals/calwi32 and id is 217 raw text is: DISCUSSION OF A REGIONAL AGREEMENT FOR SMALL CETACEAN CONSERVATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN MARGI PRIDEAUX ABSTRACT Multiple and cumulative anthropogenic threats are having an increasing impact on cetacea around the world. While the International Whaling Com- mission actively manages the twelve great whales, there are few small ceta- cean-specific regimes. The complexity of threats and the geopolitical ranges these animals inhabit makes an all-encompassing international regime diffi- cult to consider at this stage. Regional agreements under frameworks such as the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals offer a viable alternative. This article explores the efficacy of a regional agreement over the Indian Ocean and associated seas to protect small cetacea from the full range of anthropogenic threats they face. It also advances the proposition that such an agreement would be a valuable step towards global cetacean conservation, through a network of interconnected regional agree- ments, but also through greater regional cooperation and domestic capacity for marine management. I. INTRODUCTION As progress is made on the sustainable management of biological diver- sity, the importance of linkages with ecological and economic issues also increases... Cetacean conservation is also a field that requires coopera- tive arrangements and management, mainly due to the important migra- tory patterns of these marine mammals and the international trade that af- fects them ... In order to render these synergies more efficient, it would be advisable to include measures on cetacean conservation in the early nego- tiations stages of international agreements and conventions. Ph.D. candidate, University of South Australia, Centre for International Studies. I extend my gratitude to Dr. Mike Bossley and Dr. David Lundberg for guidance and Howard S. Schiffman for insightful comment. However, the views expressed are my own and I take re- sponsibility for errors occurring herein. E-mail margie@whales-online.org. 1. Klaus Topfer, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Editorial, ACCOBAMS BuLLETN 3 (2000).

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