1998 Year of the Ocean 



OCEAN ENERGY AND MINERALS: RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE 



Contents 



1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY D-2 



2. INTRODUCTION D-3 



3. ENERGY RESOURCES D-6 



4. MINERAL RESOURCES D-12 



5. ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH OCEAN ENERGY AND 



MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT D-I5 



6. THE NEW PARADIGM: MOVING BEYOND CONFLICT TO 

 CONSENSUS D-18 



7. REFERENCES D-20 



8. DOMESTIC LEGAL REGIME D-21 



9. LIST OF ACRONYMS D-30 



This Year of the Ocean document was prepared as a background discussion paper and does not 

 necessarily reflect the policies of the U.S. Government or the U.S. Government agencies that 

 participated in its preparation. 



