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Law of the Sea: International Government Resources

Government Sites

Various national government agencies deal with oceans and the law of the sea (this list is alphabetical order by country).

Global Intergovernmental Organizations

Commonwealth Secretariat
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
International Association of Geodesy (IAG)
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization
International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds
International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
International Whaling Comission (IWC)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)
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PICES, the North Pacific Marine Science Organization, is an intergovernmental scientific organization that was established in 1992. Its present members are Canada, People's Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, and the United States of America.

The purposes of the Organization are as follows:

-Promote and coordinate marine research in the northern North Pacific and adjacent seas especially northward of 30 degrees North

-Advance scientific knowledge about the ocean environment, global weather and climate change, living resources and their ecosystems, and the impacts of human activities

-Promote the collection and rapid exchange of scientific information on these issues
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Small Island Developing States Network
World Trade Organization (WTO)

NATO RSS Feed

Regional Fisheries Bodies

The U.N. has compiled a links and list page of regional fisheries bodies and organizations. The Internatoinal Seafood Sustainability Foundation has provided a searchable database for recent measures adopted by RFMOs.

The Americas Area: Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

European Area: Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

Arctic Council
Bonn Agreement
Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances
Council of Europe
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European Conference of Ministers of Transport
European Union
Helsinki Commission-- Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
OSPAR Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic

Africa Area: Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

Asia/Pacific Area: Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

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