Continental shelf seas—the shallow waters surrounding our coasts that provide most of the world's seafood—are absorbing more carbon than they release, with the strength and direction of the prevailing ...

In late 2023, the United States underwent a massive expansion in territory. Its boundaries grew by approximately one million square kilometres – an area about twice the size of California – all ...

The United States is not likely to accede to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in the near term, or perhaps ever. However, this does not mean that the United States should ...

On 13 July 2023, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ” or the “Court”) in Question of the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Nicaragua and Colombia beyond 200 Nautical Miles from the ...

The continental shelf is the submerged extension of a continent and as such it is at the crossroad of terrestrial, oceanic and atmospheric influences. This confluence is the lead driver of the high ...

Sarawak legal counsel JC Fong said the state should never give up its rights or claim to the continental shelf. (AFP pic) Sarawak must continue to defend its rights on the continental shelf and should ...