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Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf is one of the institutions established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The purpose of the Commission is to facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in respect of the establishment of the outer ..
Topics: Baseline • Continental shelf • Fisheries law • Hydrography • Law by country • Law of the sea • Outer Continental Shelf • Politics by country • Territorial claims in the Arctic • Territorial waters • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Australia plans to create World’s largest network of protecting marine areas
Australia announced the creation of the world’s largest network of protecting marine areas. It will cover the 1.7 million sq km of Ocean around its coast. Planned network puts limits on oil and gas exploration of Western Australia and extends re-protection in the coral seas to the east. Oil, Natural gas and fishing industry are ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Topics: Australian marine parks • Coral Sea • Environmental conservation • Fisheries law • Marine conservation • Marine protected area • Marine reserve • Natural environment • Nature • Protected areas