Dividing the common pond: regionalizing EU ocean governance
1University of Applied Sciences Bremen, GLOMAR International Graduate School for Marine Sciences Bremen, Germany. ninamaier@ymail.com
Marine Pollution Bulletin
|January 8, 2013
Summary
European Union (EU) ocean policies are increasingly regionalized. This study analyzes how regional measures in fisheries and marine environmental policies impact EU institutions and integration, offering a new typology for regional approaches.
Area of Science:
- Marine Policy
- Environmental Governance
- Fisheries Management
Background:
- EU ocean policies are increasingly incorporating regional measures for tailored management.
- The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) uses regionalization to adapt existing policies.
- The Marine Environmental Policy (MEP) was designed with regional mechanisms from its inception.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze existing and future regional measures in EU ocean policies.
- To examine the varying purposes and scopes of these regional measures.
- To assess the effects of regionalization on EU institutions and the integration debate.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of regional measures within CFP and MEP.
- Development of a typology for categorizing regional aspects.
- Examination of institutional effects and theoretical implications for EU integration.
Main Results:
- Regional measures differ in purpose and scope between CFP and MEP.
- A typology is developed to categorize the regionalization approaches.
- Regionalization impacts EU institutions and the integration discourse.
Conclusions:
- Regionalization is a key feature in both established and emerging EU ocean governance.
- Understanding the typology of regional measures is crucial for assessing their institutional impact.
- The study contributes to the debate on EU integration through sector-specific policy.
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