HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA B3H 4R2 | +1 (902) 494-3495
David VanderZwaag
Canada Research Chair in Ocean Law & Governance
Professor of Law
B.A. Calvin College
M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary
J.D. University of Arkansas
LL.M. Dalhousie University
Ph.D. University of Wales
Telephone: (+1 902) 494-1045
E-mail: david.vanderzwaag@dal.ca
Dr. David VanderZwaag holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Ocean Law and Governance at the Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. He teaches in the areas of international environmental law and law of the sea. He is the past Co-director of Dalhousie's interdisciplinary Marine Affairs Program (1986-1991).
Dr. VanderZwaag is currently a member of the World Conservation Union's Commission on Environmental Law (CEL) and Co-chair of the CEL’s Specialist Group on Oceans, Coasts & Coral Reefs. He is a Co-founder and Co-chair of the Australian-Canadian Oceans Research Network (ACORN) and has had extensive research and lecturing experience in South and Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Australia and the Caribbean.
Dr. VanderZwaag has authored over fifty papers in the marine and environmental law field. His most recent book publications are Towards Principled Oceans Governance: Australian and Canadian Approaches and Challenges (edited with D.R. Rothwell) (London: Routledge Press, 2006) and Aquaculture Law and Policy: Towards Principled Access and Operations (edited with Gloria Chao) (London: Routledge Press, 2006).
Professor VanderZwaag’s educational background includes: PhD (1994, University of Wales, Cardiff), LL.M. (1982, Dalhousie Law School), J.D. (1980, University of Arkansas Law School), M.Div. (1974, Princeton Theological Seminary), and B.A. (1971, Calvin College).
Articles
Arctic Council at 10 Years: Retrospects & Prospects (2007)
Invasive seaweeds: global and regional law and policy responses (2007)
Preventing Salmon Escapes from Aquaculture in Canada and the USA: Limited International Coordinates, Divergent Regulatory Currents and Possible Future Courses
High-Seas Fisheries: Troubled Waters, Tangled Governance, and Recovery Prospects (2007)
Canada-USA Bilateral Fisheries Management in the Gulf of Maine: Under the Radar Screen (2007)
The Regulation Of Tidal Energy Development Off Nova Scotia: Navigating Foggy Waters (2006)
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