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Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution

… comprise areas within national jurisdiction, such as the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and continental … to a belt of sea adjacent to its coast, described as the territorial sea. This area typically extends 12 nautical … sources include operational discharges such as bilge water discharges, but not the operation of a vessel for the …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Law of the Sea

… competition over rights to harvest fisheries in outside of territorial waters led to disputes between states. Extraction … pollution issues. http://leo.informea.org/terms/territoral-water http://leo.informea.org/terms/continental-shelf … the sea. Respectively, they dealt with the high seas, the territorial sea and the contiguous zone, the continental …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regional Seas Agreements

… pressure on the region’s marine, terrestrial and water resources. To address these challenges, states in the … the internal waters of parties, that is, not only to the territorial sea, high seas, seabeds and subsoil adjacent to …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Dumping of Wastes at Sea

… by coastal states which has veto power over dumping in its territorial sea and exclusive economic zone or onto its … into all marine environments, including high seas and territorial waters. Annex I sets out the “black list” of …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Global Mercury Assessment

… . 1 2. Sources of mercury emissions to air and releases to water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … human (anthropogenic) activities, but includes releases to water because the aquatic environment is the main route of … transport worldwide. Anthropogenic releases of mercury to water total 1000 tonnes at a minimum. Previous UNEP global …
21 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste