U.S. Law of the Sea Mapping

The United States is conducting multi-beam surveys of the US continental margins where a potential exists for a claim under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Article 76. The University of New Hampshire¡¯s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping-Joint Hydrographic Center is direct...

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Main Authors: Gardner, James V., Mayer, Larry A., Armstrong, Andy
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository 2008
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Online Access:https://scholars.unh.edu/ccom/1012
http://www.hydro-international.com/content/article/us-law-of-the-sea-mapping
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Summary:The United States is conducting multi-beam surveys of the US continental margins where a potential exists for a claim under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Article 76. The University of New Hampshire¡¯s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping-Joint Hydrographic Center is directing the surveys as part of its National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-sponsored research programme. To date, two areas in the Bering Sea, two areas in the Arctic Ocean and a large portion of the US Atlantic continental margin have been mapped.