title: Ocean Science Collaborations: Towards a Complex Interdependence in the South China Sea
abstract: Abstract The need for claimant States and other stakeholders to cooperate in the South China Sea (SCS) in the conflict area has been a refrain oft reiterated. The SCS region is one of the most-exploited fishing areas in the world. The history of cooperation among and between SCS claimant States to address common ecological problems remain sparse. Many proposals for bilateral and regional cooperation did not materialize because of geopolitical obstacles. Inspired by the example of the Arctic Stat