Original scientific paper
The Protection of the Adriatic by Extending the Jurisdiction of Coastal States
Branka Milošević-Pujo
Abstract
The paper deals with the issue of the extention of the jurisdiction of coastal states either by declaration of economic zone or fishing and ecologic zones. The author analyses the institute of the economic zone starting from the first request for legalisation of the zone, up to the enforcment of the Convention on the Law of Sea in which the economic zone was standardized. Besides the economic zone in the common law of the sea, fishing ecologic zones are existent, also, that have been declared by some States and by Croatia, too. The author names the advantages of the coastal states if it extends its jurisdiction either on the protection of natural resources in the vicinity of its coasts or on the protection of the sea from pollution. Taking into consideration the fact that the Adriatic is a narrow sea, if coastal states extend their jurisdiction, the open sea will disappear what will mean that fishing will be carried out according to the rules applicable in economic zone. Referring to endagering of some fish species in the area, as well as great threat from pollution by Adria Union, all coastal states in the Adriatic should extend its jurisdiction and thus stop further devastation of the area.
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Hrčak ID:
8493
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Publication date:
26.2.2004.
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