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The Global Bycatch Crisis: How a U.S. Import Law Is Reshaping the World's Fisheries
The Marine Mammal Protection Act's Foreign Fisheries Provision and the Battle for Enforcement

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The Global Bycatch Crisis: How a U.S. Import Law Is Reshaping the World's Fisheries Discover how a forgotten clause in a 1972 U.S. law is now forcing the world’s fisheries to confront the silent slaughter of whales, dolphins, and seals—hundreds of thousands of marine mammals dying each year in nets meant for tuna, shrimp, and swordfish. *The Global Bycatch Crisis* reveals the untold story of how American market power, wielded through the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s Foreign Fisheries Provision, has ignited a global scramble to rewrite fishing laws, deploy cutting‑edge gear, and prove that “equivalence” with U.S. standards is possible—or face devastating trade bans.

From the vaquita’s last stand in the Gulf of California to the battles over Māui dolphins in New Zealand and the high‑seas tuna fleets that dominate supermarket shelves, this book blends gripping field reportage, hard‑hitting data, and behind‑the‑scenes legal drama to show how a single statutory provision is reshaping ocean governance. Readers will meet the scientists, activists, fishermen, and diplomats racing to save marine life before the next wave of bans hits, and learn why the future of sustainable seafood hinges on the invisible threads of trade, technology, and truth.

If you care about the oceans, the food on your plate, or the power of law to drive real‑world change, this is the essential guide to understanding—and influencing—the most potent tool ever created to curb marine mammal bycatch. Dive in, and see how a dormant giant of legislation is now saving the seas, one net at a time.

Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Hidden Harvest: The Global Toll of Marine Mammal Bycatch
  • Chapter 2: Echoes of 1972: The Birth and Forgotten Mandate of the MMPA
  • Chapter 3: Section 101(a)(2): The Dormant Giant of Fisheries Trade Law
  • Chapter 4: The Net We Weave: Gillnets, Trawls, Longlines, and Lethal Entanglement
  • Chapter 5: The Power of the Purse: The United States as the World's Seafood Market
  • Chapter 6: The Decades of Inaction: How Bureaucracy Shelved Global Protection
  • Chapter 7: The Lawsuit That Changed Everything: Environmentalists Demand Enforcement
  • Chapter 8: Defining Equivalence: What Does 'Comparable in Effectiveness' Mean?
  • Chapter 9: Mapping the Threat: The List of Foreign Fisheries and Global Baselines
  • Chapter 10: The Science Deficit: Navigating Data-Poor Regions and Phantom Fleets
  • Chapter 11: The Ghost Net of the Upper Gulf: The Tragic Lesson of the Vaquita
  • Chapter 12: New Zealand's Crossroads: Protecting Māui and Hector's Dolphins
  • Chapter 13: High Seas and Distant Waters: The Industrial Tuna Fleets
  • Chapter 14: Artisanal Realities: The Challenge for Developing Coastal Nations
  • Chapter 15: Technology to the Rescue? Pingers, Turtle Excluder Devices, and Gear Innovation
  • Chapter 16: The Compliance Scramble: How Governments Are Rewriting Maritime Law
  • Chapter 17: The Battle in Geneva: The MMPA and the World Trade Organization
  • Chapter 18: The Traceability Trap: Tracking Seafood from Hook to Supermarket Shelf
  • Chapter 19: Behind Closed Doors: Bilateral Negotiations and Regulatory Diplomacy
  • Chapter 20: The Threat of Bans: Economic Panic in Global Seafood Capitals
  • Chapter 21: Resistance and Retaliation: Accusations of Regulatory Imperialism
  • Chapter 22: Enforcement on the Water: Observers, Transponders, and Satellite Surveillance
  • Chapter 23: Coll
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Author:

Harold K. Torres

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Nonfiction

Date Published:

September 11, 2026

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