Assessing the impact of sea level rise on maritime entitlement and delimitation: an interdisciplinary investigation through legal and technical analysis
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This paper delves into the complexities of maritime delimitation in the context of sea level rise (SLR) and ice-covered regions, examining several factors and legal implications. Through academic discussion and technical analysis, the adjustments is required in approaches to the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf boundaries’ delimitation amidst SLR, while the different models adopted by adjacent and opposite states are presenting. As a result, the paper provides a comprehensive overview of common issues surrounding baseline determination, particularly in relation to SLR and the challenges posed by off-shore features. Legal dynamics concerning ‘submarine ridges’ versus ‘oceanic ridges’ are explored, highlighting the complexities inherent in maritime boundary delineation. Additionally, the dynamics of basepoint selection in ice-covered regions is investigated, emphasizing essential criteria for navigation and offering case studies from the Antarctic and Arctic here. Through this exploration, the paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the challenges and considerations involved in maritime delimitation amidst SLR, offering valuable insights from both technical and legal perspectives.
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Frontiers in Marine Science publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research that advances our understanding of all aspects of the environment, biology, ecosystem functioning and human interactions with the oceans. Field Chief Editor Carlos M. Duarte at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, policy makers and the public worldwide.
With the human population predicted to reach 9 billion people by 2050, it is clear that traditional land resources will not suffice to meet the demand for food or energy, required to support high-quality livelihoods. As a result, the oceans are emerging as a source of untapped assets, with new innovative industries, such as aquaculture, marine biotechnology, marine energy and deep-sea mining growing rapidly under a new era characterized by rapid growth of a blue, ocean-based economy. The sustainability of the blue economy is closely dependent on our knowledge about how to mitigate the impacts of the multiple pressures on the ocean ecosystem associated with the increased scale and diversification of industry operations in the ocean and global human pressures on the environment. Therefore, Frontiers in Marine Science particularly welcomes the communication of research outcomes addressing ocean-based solutions for the emerging challenges, including improved forecasting and observational capacities, understanding biodiversity and ecosystem problems, locally and globally, effective management strategies to maintain ocean health, and an improved capacity to sustainably derive resources from the oceans.
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