La haute mer et la pêche

From a legal standpoint, the High sea is the international area which lies beyond the limits of the zone where the bordering states claim exclusive rights. This huge « oceanic province », which stretches over nearly 60% of the whole ocean surface, only provides 10% of the sea fisheries catches, beca...

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Main Author: François Carré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association AGF 2013-12-01
Series:Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/2032
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description From a legal standpoint, the High sea is the international area which lies beyond the limits of the zone where the bordering states claim exclusive rights. This huge « oceanic province », which stretches over nearly 60% of the whole ocean surface, only provides 10% of the sea fisheries catches, because the high sea waters are biologically poor, the fishing operations are costly there, and because only pelagic fisheries can be carried out. In the High sea, exploitation chiefly lies on high value fish species, particularly on tropical tunas, although today these are on the verge of overfishing. The fishing of High sea cephalopods and krill could be developped. Lastly, small size meso- and infrapelagic fishes (living between 200 and 700 m deep) could provide future resources, but rather for fish meal reduction than for direct human food.
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spelling doaj-art-752c496a968f4aad94ac68f0dd6d245d2025-08-20T03:15:59ZengAssociation AGFBulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français0004-53222275-51952013-12-0190448750410.4000/bagf.2032La haute mer et la pêcheFrançois CarréFrom a legal standpoint, the High sea is the international area which lies beyond the limits of the zone where the bordering states claim exclusive rights. This huge « oceanic province », which stretches over nearly 60% of the whole ocean surface, only provides 10% of the sea fisheries catches, because the high sea waters are biologically poor, the fishing operations are costly there, and because only pelagic fisheries can be carried out. In the High sea, exploitation chiefly lies on high value fish species, particularly on tropical tunas, although today these are on the verge of overfishing. The fishing of High sea cephalopods and krill could be developped. Lastly, small size meso- and infrapelagic fishes (living between 200 and 700 m deep) could provide future resources, but rather for fish meal reduction than for direct human food.https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/2032FisheriesHigh sea
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La haute mer et la pêche
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title La haute mer et la pêche
title_full La haute mer et la pêche
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title_full_unstemmed La haute mer et la pêche
title_short La haute mer et la pêche
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High sea
url https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/2032
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