REGULACIÓN LEGAL ECUATORIANA PARA PREVENIR, DESALENTAR Y ELIMINAR LA PESCA ILEGAL, NO DECLARADA, NO REGLAMENTADA ANTE LA RATIFICACIÓN DEL AMERP PARA BUQUES DE BANDERA EXTRANJERA

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to carry out a qualitative national and international regulatory study regarding Ecuadorian regulation to prevent, discourage and eliminate Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated fishing before the ratification of the AMERP for foreign flag vessels, considering the serious problem that symbolizes illegal fishing in Ecuador and in the world, even in the face of the multiple provisions for the protection of maritime life and maritime space, both superficial and close to the continental shelf, which symbolizes a serious problem of compliance, since It gives the appearance of the existence of blank laws, that is, that they are not applicable, even in the face of the need to protect maritime life. Through a theoretical, comparative and descriptive study, it has been determined that although Ecuador has a robust legal framework, it still has errors in local and regional regulations, among which is the lack of unification and harmonization of regulations, and the absence of internal inpsection procedures for AMERP.