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Story: Law of the sea

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Control of the oceans

  3. United Nations convention, 1982

  4. The benefits for New Zealand

  5. Protecting the oceans

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Control of the oceans

Exploration of the Pacific Ocean

Exploration of the Pacific Ocean

New Zealand’s place in the world

New Zealand’s place in the world

HMS New Zealand

HMS New Zealand (1st of 2)

A historic piupiu

A historic piupiu (2nd of 2)

Mare liberum by Hugo Grotius

Mare liberum by Hugo Grotius

From page 2 - United Nations convention, 1982

1982 UNCLOS conference

1982 UNCLOS conference

The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal

Pacific Island Exclusive Economic Zones

Pacific Island Exclusive Economic Zones

Japanese tuna boats

Japanese tuna boats

From page 3 - The benefits for New Zealand

New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone

New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone

Defining the continental shelf

Defining the continental shelf

Yellow-fin tuna

Yellow-fin tuna

Mineral resources in New Zealand waters

Mineral resources in New Zealand waters

From page 4 - Protecting the oceans

Organisms in ballast water

Organisms in ballast water

Land-based pollution

Land-based pollution

Sniffing out intruders

Sniffing out intruders

Sunfish in a drift net

Sunfish in a drift net (1st of 2)

Damage caused by bottom trawling

Damage caused by bottom trawling (2nd of 2)

How to cite this page:

Bill Mansfield, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/law-of-the-sea/media (accessed 18 May 2022)

Story by Bill Mansfield, published 12 Jun 2006

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