1998 Year of the Ocean 



A SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 



Contents 



1. INTRODUCTION J-2 



2. THE LAW OF THE SEA J-2 



3. THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT J-3 



4. LIVING MARINE RESOURCES J-9 



5. LIVING MARINE RESOURCES- 

 NEW AGREEMENTS NOT YET IN FORCE J-14 



6. MARINE TRANSPORTATION J-17 



7. THE ANTARCTIC AND ARCTIC J-19 



8. LIST OF ACRONYMS J-22 



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. 



