GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: International Maritime Organization, Exclusive Economic Zone, Overfishing
20 Jan 2017
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Colonial shipping: from wind to coal/steam: moves armies and guns, ocean wind powered sailboats, main shipping routes are along coastlines (asia to north america) Most important ports-panama canal (to get from pacific to atlantic) Un convention on the law of the sea. International maritime organization (imo) administers various laws and regulations. Defined specific spaces and territories: territorial sea (12 nautical miles from baseline)-extension of national territory. A ship has a right to enter territory if it poses no threat: exclusive economic zone aka eez (200 nautical miles from base)-extends state sovereignty into oceans for resources inclu. What if there are overlapping territories: high seas. Flags of convenience-boat owners register boats in countries where there are no reg. fees. Panama, liberia, marshall islands (40% of shipping) Overall: some 80% of ships carry foc. Port state control-country inspects boats if suspected. Part 3: ocean ecologies: aquatic life and fishing. Small scale ocean fisheries, high employment, relatively low impact, usually local food systems.
