Sovereignty at Sea: the United States, Ecuador, and the Fisheries Dispute in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, 1945–75

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Shaine Scarminach
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In the early 1970s, violent encounters between Ecuador’s navy and U.S. fishermen off the coast of South America reignited a long-running dispute over tuna fisheries in the region. The dispute centered on a basic question about who could fish in the waters off Ecuador’s coast. U.S. fishermen believed they had a right to fish the area, while Ecuadorians understood the waters as their natural patrimony. Yet despite this heated debate, U.S. and Ecuadorian officials appeared willing to settle the dispute. Nevertheless, repeated attempts at diplomatic negotiations failed to produce a durable solution. The difficulty owed in large part to the ocean environment itself. Competing conceptions of the ocean and a range of conflicting interests together frustrated diplomatic efforts. Ultimately, the fisheries dispute between the United States and Ecuador demonstrates how the environment can complicate international relations.
海洋主权:美国、厄瓜多尔与东热带太平洋渔业争端,1945–75
20世纪70年代初,厄瓜多尔海军和美国渔民在南美洲海岸发生暴力冲突,重新引发了该地区关于金枪鱼渔业的长期争端。争议集中在一个基本问题上,即谁可以在厄瓜多尔海岸附近的水域捕鱼。美国渔民认为他们有权在该地区捕鱼,而厄瓜多尔人则认为该水域是他们的自然遗产。然而,尽管这场激烈的辩论,美国和厄瓜多尔官员似乎愿意解决争端。然而,外交谈判的一再尝试未能产生持久的解决办法。这种困难在很大程度上归因于海洋环境本身。相互竞争的海洋概念和一系列相互冲突的利益共同阻碍了外交努力。归根结底,美国和厄瓜多尔之间的渔业争端表明,环境会使国际关系复杂化。
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