Open AccessThe oceans: The Law of the Sea Convention as a form of global governance
Author(s) -
Duncan Currie
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
policy quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2324-1101
pISSN - 2324-1098
DOI - 10.26686/pq.v13i1.4646
Subject(s) - convention on biological diversity , corporate governance , diversity (politics) , convention , united nations convention on the law of the sea , marine life , fish <actinopterygii> , environmental science , natural resource economics , earth (classical element) , oceanography , fishery , business , ecology , political science , biodiversity , biology , law , economics , geology , physics , finance , mathematical physics
Life came from the ocean. Without the ocean, life on Earth is not possible. The ocean produces and regulates much of the planet’s oxygen and water, provides substantial amounts of its nutrient and carbon cycling and supports most of its biological diversity. Fish feed over 3 billion humans, supplying 20% of their animal protein intake (FAO, 2016).