Us And Russia In The Bering Sea Case Summary

Geopolitics of Oceans
Read through the attached case study, which outlines the marine border dispute between the USA and Russia in the Bering Sea.
Summarise the main points of the case study, making sure you include the following:

* What factor(s) led to the initial dispute? * Which resources are at the centre of the dispute? * What agreements have been made between the two nations in relation to rights of use in the Bering Sea? * What is the current situation and how could the conflict be resolved?

Russian Bering Sea Marine Border Dispute: Conflict over Strategic Assets, Fisheries and Energy Resources
Vlad M. Kaczynski, Warsaw School of Economics*
Abstract
Despite the universal implementation of the Law of the Sea principles in defining national sovereignty over coastal waters and the end of the
The number and harvesting capacity of the fishing vessels operating along this border raises serious concerns among US fisheries managers that the Pollock stock is being overexploited by Russian fishermen. While near continuous Coast Guard aircraft and vessel patrols attempt to protect the integrity of the U.S. EEZ, the belligerence of the Russian fishing vessels towards US enforcement efforts continues to increase. In one notable case, more than a dozen Russian fishing vessels surrounded a Coast Guard vessel while it was trying to seize the Russian fishing vessel GISSAR for illegal fishing. The Russian fishing vessels threatened to ram the Coast Guard vessel if it tried to seize and escort the GISSAR off the fishing grounds. Many Russian vessels simply refuse to submit to Coast Guard inspections when caught inside the US EEZ. The situation has become so enflamed that the US is contemplating the use of naval gunfire, in the form of warning and disabling shots, against non-compliant vessels. Such a resort to violence may only further destabilize the