Thursday, 4:30–5:30 pm
11 March 2010
School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
102 Fishery Sciences (auditorium)
1122 NE Boat Street (map)
University of Washington
Reception follows each talk

Josh EagleJosh Eagle

Associate Professor of Law, University of South Carolina School of Law

The history of the marine conservation movement, 1990-2010

Abstract

Prior to the 1990s, there were very few non-profit marine conservation groups in the United States, and those that did exist focused mostly on issues related to charismatic wildlife such as marine mammals or sea turtles.  Beginning in about 1990, non-profit marine conservation groups began for the first time to devote their resources to influencing the management of marine fisheries.  In this lecture, I will explore the various legal, political, and public relations strategies that marine conservation groups have employed toward this end.  This is a fascinating story about the ways in which a social movement, that is, a loosely connected network of people and groups, has the potential to learn and evolve.  I will also examine some basic but not much discussed questions such as:  What kinds of groups and people populated the movement during this twenty-year period?  What exactly was it seeking to achieve?  Can we tell whether it has succeeded or failed in those objectives?  And, where might it go from here?

Bio

Professor Eagle teaches property, environmental and natural resources law. He has published in the past on a range of issues, including fishery management and endangered species. His current research focuses on ocean zoning, marine protected areas, and on improving public participation in resource decision-making.

Prior to joining the faculty at the University of South Carolina in 2004, Professor Eagle was Director of the Stanford Fisheries Policy Project, an interdisciplinary research project aimed at improving fishery management through better integration of marine science and law. While at Stanford, Professor Eagle taught law school and undergraduate courses in environmental and ocean law and policy. He also wrote several case studies that are now used to teach environmental and natural resources law in classrooms around the country.

From 1990 to 1995, Professor Eagle served as a trial attorney for the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. From 1997 to 1998, he was wildlife counsel in the policy office of the National Audubon Society in Washington, D.C. Professor Eagle is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University (B.A.), Colorado State University (M.S., Forest Sciences), and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.).

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