©北京绿研公益发展中⼼2024本⼯作论⽂可免费使⽤和转载，请勿⽤于商业⽤途。如需使⽤本⼯作论⽂出版，请与北京绿研公益发展中⼼确认，并寄送⼀份出版物以作存留；如需引⽤报告内的数据或图⽚，请联系作者；如需⽤于线上展⽰及传播，请直接使⽤本机构⽹站的原始链接。本⼯作论⽂仅代表北京绿研公益发展中⼼的机构观点，如有不当之处，敬请指正。致谢本⼯作论⽂由北京绿研公益发展中⼼完成并发布，感谢世界⾃然基⾦会（瑞⼠）北京代表处对本⼯作论⽂在资⾦⽅⾯的⽀持，及绿⾊和平海洋项⽬经理周薇在研究过程分享的宝贵经验并提出建议。本⼯作论⽂由北京绿研公益发展中⼼研究员陈冀俍、资深项⽬专员专美佳主要撰写，传播主管薛⼀、传播专员李明辉提供制作⽀持。关于北京绿研公益发展中⼼北京绿研公益发展中⼼（简称“绿研”）登记注册于北京市⺠政局，是⼀家扎根国内、放眼全球的环境智库型社会组织。绿研致⼒于全球视野下的政策研究与多⽅对话，聚焦可持续发展领域的前沿问题与创新解决⽅案，助⼒中国⾼质量地实现“碳中和”⽬标并推进绿⾊、开放、共赢的国际合作，共促全球迈向净零排放与⾃然向好的未来。©G:HUB2024Thisworkingpaperisfreetouseandreproduceforyourownpublication,aslongastheyarenotforcommercialuse.Asthecopyrightholder,G:HUBdoesrequestdueacknowledgementandacopyofyourpublication.Pleasecontactauthorforcitationofthedataorfigures.Foronlinepublication,G:HUBrequestsdirectlinktotheoriginalresourceontheG:HUBwebsite.ThisworkingpaperonlyrepresentstheviewsofG:HUB.Pleasecontactusifthere’reanyquestionsorproblems.AcknowledgementsThisworkingpaperwasproducedbyG:HUB.WewouldparticularlyliketoacknowledgeWorldWideFundforNatureBeijingOfficefortheirfundingsupportforG:HUB’sworkinthisarea.SpecialthankstoZHOUWei,OceanProgramManageratGreenpeace,whoprovideduswithfeedbackandsupportthroughouttheworkingpaper’sdevelopment.TheleadauthorsofthisworkingpaperwereCHENJiliang,SeniorResearcher,ZHUANMeijia,SeniorProgramOfficeratGreenovationHub.Wewouldliketothankourcolleagueswhowerekindlyinvolvedintheproductionofthisworkingpaper(innoparticularorder):XUEYi,CommunicationManager,LIMinghui,CommunicationOfficer.AboutG:HUBGreenovationHub(GHub)isanindependentenvironmentalthinktankwithaglobaloutlook,registeredwiththeBeijingMunicipalCivilAffairsBureau.GHubadvancesthepolicydevelopmentanddialoguesincutting-edgeareasofsustainabledevelopment,seeksinnovativesolutionstoqualitygrowth,climateresilienceandcarbonneutralityinChinaandbeyond,contributingtoanet-zeroandnature-positivefuture.2AbstractThelegalbasisforprotectedareasonthehighseas,whichhasbeenanunresolvedissueformanyyears,willbeaddressedwiththeentryintoforceoftheAgreementundertheUnitedNationsConventionontheLawoftheSeaontheConservationandSustainableUseofMarineBiologicalDiversityofAreasbeyondNationalJurisdiction(hereinafterreferredtoas"theBBNJAgreement").Inpractice,theselectionanddesignationofhighseasprotectedareashavealreadycommencedwithinregionalinternationalorganizations.ThispapercontributestothediscussionontheactionsthatregionalorganizationscanundertakepriortotheBBNJAgreement'sentryintoforce.ItexaminesthediscussionswithintheSouthPacificRegionalFisheriesManagementOrganization(SPRFMO)regardingtheproposaltoestablishalarge-scalefishingclosureonthehighseasabovetheSalasyGómezandNazcaRidges.Theanalysisfocusesontheapplicationoftheprecautionaryprinciple,theimplementationoftheBBNJAgreement,andthesynergiesbetweenhighseasconservationactionsandnationalinterests.Thepaperarguesthat,evenaftertheBBNJAgreementcomesintoeffect,regionalregimeswillcontinuetopla...