Tuesday, September 2, 2008

The Convention of the Law of the Sea (Source 2)

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The Convention of the Law of the Sea is the convention where the UN decides the laws of international oceans. These laws include regulation of Maritime Environments, and the protection of fisheries. According to the Convention articles 61 and 62, two of the main articles that deal with overfishing, state that A) that the maintenance of living resources (i.e. fish) in their exclusive economic zones are not subject to over-exploitation, and b) promote the optimum utilization of the zones without violating article 61.

Question I have from reading this:
What procedures do we need to take in order to make sure articles 61 and 62 are in full effect?
What Maritime jargon is important to know?