A. Introduction I. Fisheries and jurisprudence? Does fisheries law require greater involvement by representatives of the field of jurisprudence? Is this worthwhile in view of the marginal status of this field of law in Germany, currently treated at best as an annex of agricultural law, although even the latter was correctly classed as neglected by Reiner Schmidt?1 To this day, no noteworthy scientific scene has developed in this field in Germany. This