Marine and Coastal international conventions in the United States

Marine and Coastal multilateral conventions

Convention between the United States, Great Britain, Russia and Japan for the Preservation and Protection of Fur Seals (7 July 1911) (no longer in force)

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (2 Dec 1946); Protocol of Amendment (1956)

Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tuna Commission Washington (31 May 1949)

Agreements for the Establishment of a General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean (24 Sept 1949)

International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the Pacific Ocean (9 May 1952)

Agreement Concerning Measures for the Protection of the Stocks of Deep Sea Prawn (Pandalus borealis), European Lobsters (Homanus vulgaris), Norway Lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) and Crabs (Cancer pagurus) (19 October 1952)

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954. (12 May 1954)

Convention on the Territorial Sea & the Contiguous Zone (29 Apr 1958)

Convention on the High Seas (29 Apr 1958)

Convention on Fishing & Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas (29 Apr 1958)

Convention on the Continental Shelf (29 Apr 1958)

Optional Protocol … [to] the UN Conf. on the Law of the Sea (29 Apr 1958)

North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention (24 January 1959)

Convention Concerning Fishing in the Black Sea (7 July 1959)

Agreement Concerning Co-operation in Marine Fishing (28 July 1962)

Fisheries Convention (9 Mar 1964)

Convention for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (17 September 1964) and Protocol (13 August 1970)

International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (14 May 1966)

Agreement for Co-Operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil (with Annex) (9 Jun 1969). The Agreement has been superceded by a new Agreement of 13 September 1983.

Convention on the Conservation of the Living Resources of the South East Atlantic (23 Oct. 1969).

International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage(29 Nov 1969). Replaced by the 1992 Protocol as amended in 2000.

Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil thereof (11 Feb. 1971).

Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, (London, December 29, 1972) and the 1996 Protocol (November 7, 1996)

Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources (4 Jun 1974); revised 1992

Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution (16 Feb 1976) and Protocols (1980, 1982)

Convention on the Protection of the Rhine Against Chemical Pollution (3 Dec. 1976).

Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-Operation on the Protection of the Marine environment from Pollution (24 Apr. 1978).

Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (24 Oct 1978); as amended 1979

Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries (18 Nov 1980)

Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region; and Protocol (23 Mar 1981)

Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the South-East Pacific(12 Nov 1981)

Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment; and Protocol (14 Feb 1982)

Convention for the Conservation of salmon in the North Atlantic Area (2 Mar. 1982).

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (10 Dec 1982)
Preamble
I. Introduction
II. Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone
III. Straits used for International Navigation
IV. Archipelagic States
V. Exclusive Economic Zone
VI. Continental Shelf
VII. High Seas
VIII. Regime of Islands
IX. Enclosed or Semi-Enclosed Seas
X. Right of Access of Land-Locked States to and from the Sea and Freedom of Transit
XI. The Area Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (A/RES/48/263)
XII. Protection & Preservation of the Marine Environment
XIII. Marine Scientific Research
XIV. Development and Transfer of Marine Technology
XV. Settlement of Disputes
XVI. General Provisions
XVII. Final Provisions
ANNEX I. Highly Migratory Species
ANNEX II. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
ANNEX III. Basic Conditions of Prospecting, Exploration, and Exploitation
ANNEX IV. Statute of the Enterprise
ANNEX V. Conciliation
ANNEX VI. Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
ANNEX VII. Arbitration
ANNEX VIII. Special Arbitration
ANNEX IX. Participation by International Organizations

An indexed Web version of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Text of Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI. Ratification Status.

Agreement for Co-Operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (13 Sept 1983)

Provisional Understanding Regarding Deep Seabed Mining(3 Aug 1984)and Agreement on the Resolution of Practical Problems with Respect to Deep Seabed Mining Areas(14 Aug 1987)

Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region. (21 June 1985)

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (6 Aug 1985)

International Convention on Salvage; (24 Apr 1989). via Australian Treaty Series, 1998.

Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific (and Protocols) (24 Nov 1989)

International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-Operation, 1990 (30 Nov 1990)

Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (17 Mar 1992)

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Areawith Annexes(9 Apr 1992).

Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (21 Apr 1992)

Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the South Pacific Region (9 Jul 1992)

Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic (22 Sep 1992). Web versionfrom OSPAR.

Convention for the Establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization(June 30, 1994)

Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea( 28 July 1994)

Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 October 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (August 4 1995)

International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 (3 May 1996)

United Nations: Convention on the law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (May 21, 1997)

Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (amended 30 October 2000) from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission