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Here's why the UN's law of the sea needs an overhaul

Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Fishing Access Agreements have allowed companies to overfish with impunity, devastating fish populations and traditional fishing communities

Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Fishing Access Agreements have allowed companies to overfish with impunity, devastating fish populations and traditional fishing communities Image: Belle Co for Pexels

Guy Standing
Professorial Research Associate, SOAS University of London
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UNCLOS allowed all coastal countries to have Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) as state property 200 nautical miles from their coast
UNCLOS allowed all coastal countries to have Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) as state property 200 nautical miles from their coast Image: Unclos UK
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