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sources of the said areas; (b) to the seabed and subsoil of similar sub- 
marine areas adjacent to the coasts of islands. 
"Article 2 
"], The coastal State exercises over the continental shelf sov- 
ereign rights for the purpose of exploring it and exploiting its natural 
resources. 
"2. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 of this article are 
exclusive in the sense that if the coastal State does not explore the 
continental shelf or exploit its natural resources, no one may under- 
take these activities, or make a claim to the continental shelf, with- 
out the express consent of the coastal State. 
"3. The rights of the coastal State over the continental shelf 
do not depend on occupation, effective or notional, or on any express 
proclamation. 
"4, The natural resources referred to in these articles con- 
sist of the mineral and other non-living resources of the seabed and 
subsoil together with living organisms belonging to sedentary species, 
that is to say, organisms which, at the harvestable stage, either are 
immobile on or under the seabed or are unable to move except in con- 
stant physical contact with the seabed or the subsoil. 
"Article 3 
"The rights of the coastal State over the continental shelf do not 
affect the legal status of the superjacent waters as high seas, or 
that of the air space above those waters. '! 
Recommendation of the House of Delegates 
On this subject, the Resolution of the House of Delegates recommends: 
"(1) That the United States consult with other parties to the 
1958 Continental Shelf Convention with a view to establishing, through 
the issuance of parallel declarations or by other means, an agreed 
interpretation of the definition of the boundary between the area of 
exclusive sovereign rights with respect to natural resources of the 
seabed and subsoil and the deep ocean floor beyond the limits of 
national jurisdiction. 
"(2) That within the area of exclusive sovereign rights ad- 
jacent to the United States, the interests of the United States in the 
