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MARINFORSK-Marine ressurser og miljø

Resolving Conflicting Interests in Oceans Management: The Law and Politics of Integrated Oceans management in the Barents Sea.

Awarded: NOK 4.6 mill.

This project addresses a critical issue in Norway?s marine policy: the implementation of the comprehensive management plan for the Barents Sea. Amidst considerable controversy, the plan was adopted in March March 2006. The project aims at understanding th e preconditions for effective implementation of the plan, and with it, Integrated Oceans Management. Three sub-projects address the international political and legal framework for Integrated Oceans Management, the challenges related to coordination betwee n sectors and reconciliation of their different interests, and the need to match the geographical reach of Integrated Oceans Management regimes with the ecosystems that are targeted.

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MARINFORSK-Marine ressurser og miljø