Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC) By Sydney Bulgarelli P.4

The Law of the Sea Convention The United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) took place between 1973 and 1982 The UNCLOS is an international agreement that defined the limits of the territorial seas of nations and the areas in which they exploit marine resources

Description & Environmental Impact The law states that the ocean within 12 nautical miles of a country’s homeland, belongs to said country. This is known as the contiguous zone Foreign vessels can still be granted access into these territorial waters but are limited in what they can do; they cannot bear arms, fish, or pollute in the area The LOSC legislation also states that these coastal countries can establish own exclusive economic zone (EEZ) which extends 200 nautical miles off of shore; in this area they are allowed to regulate fishing and conduct scientific research

Who is responsible for regulation and enforcement? The LOSC is an international law/regulation that was made and is enforced by the United Nations There are over 150 ratified countries who obey this legislature