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The Law of the Sea and Ocean Resources
Author(s) -
Ishimine Tomotaka
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
american journal of economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1536-7150
pISSN - 0002-9246
DOI - 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1978.tb02806.x
Subject(s) - fishing , united nations convention on the law of the sea , law of the sea , exclusive economic zone , international law , humanity , marine conservation , fishery , law , geography , oceanography , political science , environmental resource management , environmental science , geology , public international law , biology
A bstract From time immemorial, the ocean has provided food, adventure, and inspiration to humanity. In recent years, the nations began to recognize the ocean as an important source of resources. The immense potential of the ocean in providing food and nutrition , particularly protein , began to be reexamined. However the ocean also contains a seed of conflict among nations since claims over ocean resources are overlapping. Attempts to establish the law of the sea have failed to reach an accord with regard to the definition of territorial waters and economic zones. At stake are the freedom of navigation , the right of fishing , and claims over mining deep seabed resources. It is imperative to examine the conflicting claims over ocean resources and to foresee the possible outcome of the law of the sea to avoid scrambles over the ocean resources among nations.