Mecanismos jurídicos de la CONVEMAR frente a la Flota Pesquera Extranjera en los límites marítimos ecuatorianos.

Abstract

The magnitude of the fishing activities performed by fishing vessels in the world's oceans, in a disproportionate and illegal way, has motivated the invocation of the International Ocean Rights regional agreements. The States involved could ratify them and establish regional organizations to regulate the High Seas near the Ecuadorian coasts. Nevertheless, it has not been applied through regional fishing organizations (in this case, the South Pacific Regional Management Organization, of which Ecuador is a member). Several foreign ships have engaged in fishing activities that are causing serious damages to the maritime ecosystem near the jurisdictional waters and the declining rate of the small and medium artisans dedicated to fishing. The Ecuadorian territory has not enforced the legal tools provided by International Law, that could reinforce the regulations in this protected area where highly migratory fish populations and unique marine ecosystems converge.