4. Goal
• Bridge together the gap between centuries old
rights and obligations and the new awareness
that seas are not an inexhaustible resource for
those whose geography or economic
development facilitates marine exploitation
5. Various UN Conventions on Law of
the Seas
• UNCLOS I (1958)
• UNCLOS II (1960)
• UNCLOS III (1973)
13. Landlocked States have the right
to share equitably in the
explorations of the surplus fishing
resources in the EEZ’s of states
within their region.
14. Conservation
• Marine pollution results in toxic effects in:
• Harm to living resources and marine life
• Hazards to human health
• Hindrance to marine activities.
• Sources of Pollution:
• Seabed mining
• Oil dumping
• Vessel-source pollution
15. Marine Research
• Marine research monitors and regulates the
prevention, reduction, and control of
population of the marine environment
16. Regulation set for an allowable number of
fish caught—based on scientific research in
order to maintain and restore species to
levels of maximum sustainability.
17. Non-living Resources
• Non-living resources located on the sea floor of the Continental Shelf like:
• Natural gas
• Oil (as shown here)
• Coal
• Heavy minerals and elements