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The Fish Stock Agreement - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… international cooperation in the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory … change the balance of rights of UNCLOS between coastal states and states that fish on the high seas. As the … that the conservation and management measures that the coastal state applies in its EEZ with respect to straddling …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

… the agreed definitions and technical conservation and management measures. 2. Objective and scope The ICRW is … of the oceans in the maritime zones and the rights of coastal states and flag states therein as recognized by … that the ICRW does not affect the sovereign rights of coastal states over marine mammals in their EEZs under …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

… case the ‘foundations’ for national action on: nutrient management; waste-water management; and marine litter; • … projects, for mainstreaming the protection of coastal and marine ecosystems from land-based pollution and … and outreach. UNEP increases awareness of coastal degradation and promotes the GPA as a multilateral …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… to, ‘ensure the utilisation, development, conservation, management and protection of international watercourses and … and elaborate appropriate and integrated plans for coastal zone management, water resources and agriculture, and … has devastating ecological effects and also destroys local coastal economies and communities. Floodplains also need to …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the connectivity between terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and its aim is to sustain … future implementation. The GPAs has identified nutrients management, marine litter and wastewater as priority source … typically restricted and subject to authorization by the coastal state. Authorization is conditioned on such factors …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Marine Pollution and Ballast Waters

… Sea Areas 2. International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments Objective … Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas A coastal state or a group of coastal states that have identified an area within their EEZ …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… miles from the state’s coast. A continental shelf of a coastal state comprises the submerged prolongation of the land territory of the coastal state - the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution

… miles from the state’s coast. A continental shelf of a coastal state comprises the submerged prolongation of the land territory of the coastal state - the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Vessel-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… for ship operators to report any pollution incidents to coastal authorities and other responsible governmental bodies … The IMO International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments was adopted … governments. For example, allocating to each flag state, coastal state and port state a share of policing powers and …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Law of the Sea

… ://www.informea.org/terms/marine-environment-and-marine-and-coastal-biodiversity/ Key provisions The key provisions of … are the precautionary principle, integrated ecosystem management, biodiversity conservation, use of best available … http://leo.informea.org/terms/ecosystem-management http://leo.informea.org/terms/ecosystem-management
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater