Ocean Policy and Marine Resource Management
The law of the sea, US ocean law and the management of fisheries, energy and protected areas.
OCEA-430 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Oceanography
Course content
- 1Who governs the oceanComing
- 2The UN Convention on the Law of the SeaComing
- 3Territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and the continental shelfComing
- 4The Magnuson–Stevens Act and US fisheries lawComing
- 5Marine spatial planningComing
- 6Marine protected areasComing
- 7Offshore oil, gas and wind energyComing
- 8Shipping and pollution regulationComing
- 9Deep-sea miningComing
- 10Indigenous rights and ocean governanceComing
- 11The high seas treatyComing
- 12Capstone: a policy brief on an ocean issueComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
The law of the sea, US ocean law and the management of fisheries, energy and protected areas.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 4.