Dear Colleagues

For those of you interested in legal, policy, management and regulatory aspects of marine mammal conservation you may like to know of a new series of (largely free) resources being published within a site called the International Fisheries Law and Policy Portal (IFLPP) – www.intfish.net.

IFLPP includes the following resources:

- an updated version of the Internet Guide to International Fisheries Law (IGIFL), which some of you may already be familiar with (this is a free 8000 page/document resource providing documents, information and reviews of international law and policy documents and materials)

- an interactive Research Centre, as a forum for information and knowledge exchange on international and national fisheries events and materials, including library materials (with synergies to the FAO OneFish database) and

- a free monthly newsletter – IFLPP Updater – providing a round up current legal and policy developments

The website also provides access to online versions of various other publications but these are not free access.

The scope of all of the resources includes all marine mammals (although fisheries is the predominant topic). We plan to develop the extent of information and resources on marine mammals during 2009, with specific thematic knowledge groups being set up on various relevant issues. Further, some of the new IFLPP resources will be interactive (designed to be developed by website users), so we hope some of you will be able to contribute.  

The version currently available at www.intfish.net is a “Preview Version” which does not host all content (this will not be available until next year) but does closely reflect the format of the final version. Once launched, the resources will continually be developed and are expected to become major resources in international fisheries law, policy and management and, like predecessor versions, will be used by fisheries practitioners of all disciplines.

Further details, and a downloadable guide, are available at www.intfish.net/about. I am also happy to receive queries or feedback about the new website, including comments on what issues you would like to see included and where you think there are information gaps concerning online information on marine mammal regulation.

Kind regards

Chris Hedley (Director/Editor)

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Christopher Hedley LLB PgDPLS

Director, Ocean Law ICS; Barrister

Editor, IFLPP and IFLPR

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Ocean Law is pleased to announce the launch of a new series of publications on international fisheries law, policy and management. For more information, visit our new websites: www.oceanlawpublishing.com and www.intfish.net