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From page 1... ... Thomas Jefferson laid claim to a three-mile territorial sea in 1793, the Truman Proclamation of 1945 asserted jurisdiction over the natural resources of the continental shelf, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) of 1953 established regulations for developing OCS mineral resources, and the Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (MFCMAN claimed ~ '() Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... 1 1 1 ~~ 10�S \ ~\ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, I I I \1 1 / 180� 1 50�W 120� 90� 60� FIGURE 1-1 The Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States and its trust territories. SOURCE: McGregor and Lockwood, 1985, p. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... From these two definitions of the EEZ and the seabed, the diversity and complexity of the EEZ seabed regime can be appreciated. Its range includes relatively shallow water on the continental shelf where the seabed is affected by currents and wave action, sloping areas with steep submarine canyons rivalling the Grand Canyon where massive submarine landslides are potential hazards, areas continually reshaped by currents and ~benthic storms near the deep seafloor, and high latitude areas where ice processes dominate. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... Fortunately, the negative impacts have been mostly localized, contained, or caused minimal long-term damage. The opportunity still exists to establish environmentally sound procedures for extracting living and nonliving resources; for using the seafloor and substrate for communication cables, pipelines, and waste disposal; for conducting research; and for preserving critical habitats and recreational and cultural areas. Read the entire page →

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... Thomas Jefferson laid claim to a three-mile territorial sea in 1793, the Truman Proclamation of 1945 asserted jurisdiction over the natural resources of the continental shelf, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) of 1953 established regulations for developing OCS mineral resources, and the Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (MFCMAN claimed ~ '()

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... 1 1 1 ~~ 10�S \ ~\ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, I I I \1 1 / 180� 1 50�W 120� 90� 60� FIGURE 1-1 The Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States and its trust territories. SOURCE: McGregor and Lockwood, 1985, p.

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... From these two definitions of the EEZ and the seabed, the diversity and complexity of the EEZ seabed regime can be appreciated. Its range includes relatively shallow water on the continental shelf where the seabed is affected by currents and wave action, sloping areas with steep submarine canyons rivalling the Grand Canyon where massive submarine landslides are potential hazards, areas continually reshaped by currents and ~benthic storms near the deep seafloor, and high latitude areas where ice processes dominate.

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... Fortunately, the negative impacts have been mostly localized, contained, or caused minimal long-term damage. The opportunity still exists to establish environmentally sound procedures for extracting living and nonliving resources; for using the seafloor and substrate for communication cables, pipelines, and waste disposal; for conducting research; and for preserving critical habitats and recreational and cultural areas.

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