A sea change

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"The analytical core of this volume focuses on the development of institutional arrangements for the management of living marine resources, occurring at different levels of social organization, that have developed from the introduction of the EEZs. The chapters cover case studies from both the north and south, in the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. The case studies critically examine the impact of the EEZ regime on institutions at local, national, regional and international levels of social organization. The broad range of contributions by the authors highlights the diversity of institutions and outcomes that have emerged from the implementation of the EEZs, providing a rich opportunity for comparative analysis. By doing so, we seek to address three broad questions: what is the nature of the institutions that coastal states have created within the framework provided by the EEZs?; how has the creation of the EEZs affected the vertical interplay among institutions at different levels of social organization (i.e., international, national, traditional and co-management regimes) and the horizontal interplay among institutions focused on different functional arenas (i.e., trade, environment and fisheries)?; and how has the development of EEZ-based regimes affected the fit of marine resource management institutions with biophysical systems?" "This edited volume is important reading for policy-makers, practitioners and scholars involved in these endeavors as well as those in the fields of international relations, marine resource management, global environmental governance, and more generally, institutions and organizations."--BOOK JACKET.