{"id":27935,"date":"2025-06-10T09:38:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/?p=27935"},"modified":"2025-06-10T09:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:39:40","slug":"jacques-contributes-book-chapter-on-indigenous-perspectives-in-ocean-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/2025\/06\/10\/jacques-contributes-book-chapter-on-indigenous-perspectives-in-ocean-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacques Contributes Book Chapter on Indigenous Perspectives in Ocean Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rechnitz Family\/Urban Coast Institute Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy Peter Jacques has authored a chapter in the newly published book, \u201cA Research Agenda for Sustainable Ocean Governance<\/a>\u201d (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His chapter, \u201cOriginal Instructions for the World Ocean: An Indigenist Research Agenda<\/a>,\u201d advocates for integrating Indigenous knowledge systems into global ocean governance. He argues that current governance models often marginalize Indigenous perspectives, leading to policies that overlook the rights and contributions of Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacques emphasizes the importance of recognizing the \u201coriginal instructions\u201d \u2014 the traditional ecological knowledge and cultural practices of Indigenous peoples \u2014 as vital to sustainable ocean management. By incorporating these perspectives, he suggests that ocean governance can become more equitable and effective in addressing environmental challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chapter begins by critiquing Western approaches to the ocean, such as a 1609 norm of \u201cfreedom of the seas\u201d that promotes a “take all you can” attitude\u00a0that has been destructive to marine life and ecosystems. Jacques then argues for us to learn from an Indigenous perspective that requires we see the ocean as both a living relative and a place where many other non-human persons live. We must treat the ocean with respect, a sense of responsibility, and reciprocity \u2013 that is, to give back to it in equal measure the things we take from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edited by Justin Alger and U. Rashid Sumaila, \u201cA Research Agenda for Sustainable Ocean Governance\u201d brings together an international array of expert authors to explore innovative and interdisciplinary pathways forward for ocean governance. The volume examines practices and governance of ocean fisheries, international cooperation, and local practices for sustainable oceans. It also analyzes emergent themes such as the impact of deep-sea tourism and plastic pollution on the oceans, providing a roadmap for shaping ocean governance across the globe to achieve long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rechnitz Family\/Urban Coast Institute Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy Peter Jacques has authored a chapter in the newly published book, \u201cA Research Agenda for Sustainable Ocean Governance\u201d (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025). His chapter, \u201cOriginal Instructions for the World Ocean: An Indigenist Research Agenda,\u201d advocates for integrating Indigenous knowledge systems into global […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":25723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 19:15:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27935"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27941,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27935\/revisions\/27941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}