GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Maritime Labour Convention, Ocean Acidification, Marine Stewardship Council

• School: York University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 1000
• Professor: Valerie Preston

Document Summary

Ocean geographies: ocean as transportation, ocean resources, ocean ecologies (map) Two ways of thinking about oceans, they separate and they connect. Without oceans there would be no islands. Want to emphasize that oceans are connecting. (map) Early colonial period was really powered by wind. More rapidly, carry huge amounts of commodities, etc. Boat is very efficient way of transportation, cheaper than a truck. Most of the goods are brought to you by boat whenever possible. Un convention on the law of the sea 1982 (diagram) During colonial period or times before the make up of rules on the sea, a lot of people stole from other ships, and plundered. Over time this changed with the make up of rules and the un convention on the law of the sea. All of this has to do with the un convention on the law of the sea.