Author(s)

Wenwei Shao ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, Liaoning, China

Corresponding Author

Wenwei Shao

ABSTRACT

With the expansion of global fisheries, the accidental capture of marine protected animals severely threatens biodiversity, exposing regulatory dilemmas such as ambiguous liability subjects, incomplete evidence chains, and transnational jurisdictional conflicts. This paper analyzes these issues from legal, technological, and international perspectives, identifying institutional defects like backward monitoring, insufficient equipment standards, inadequate data interoperability, and a blank space in ecological damage liability. To address these problems, it proposes building a "Beidou + AI" monitoring system and a blockchain evidence platform, alongside designing a gradient responsibility mechanism covering prevention, response, and accountability. By advancing regional collaborative governance, remedying international legal defects, and implementing joint law enforcement in disputed waters, this research aims to construct a regional marine ecological protection mechanism deeply aligned with the Convention on Biological Diversity.

KEYWORDS

Marine Wild Protected Animals, Accidental Capture, Legal Liability, Collaborative Governance

CITE THIS PAPER

Wenwei Shao. Research on the Legal Liability of Accidental Capture of Marine Wild Protected Animals. Science of Law Journal (2026). Vol. 5, No.1, 132-138. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/DOI: 10.23977/law.2026.050119.

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