UN HIGH SEA TREATY - UNCLOS

Question 1

Which sea can be defined as the area which extends up to 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a country’s coastal state?

Answer 1

Territorial sea

Question 2

?? can be defined as the belt which extends 12 nautical miles beyond the territorial sea limit

Answer 2

Contiguous Zone

Question 3

Which zone include the above both?

Answer 3

Exclusive economic zone

Question 4

?? can be defined as the part of the sea that is not included in the exclusive economic zone, in the territorial sea, or in the internal waters of a coastal state or archipelagic waters of an archipelagic state

Answer 4

High Seas

Question 5

Which treaty concerns the ocean existing beyond the Exclusive Economic Zones that lie from the coast of a country to about 200 nautical miles or 370 km into the sea?

Answer 5

** UN High sea Treaty**
* Also referred to as the ‘Paris Agreement for the Ocean’
* treaty to deal with Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)

Question 6

The treaty was to be negotiated under the

Answer 6

United Nations Convention on Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS) of 1982

Question 7

? is an international agreement that establishes the legal framework for marine and maritime activities

Answer 7

UNCLOS
* also known as Law of the Sea
* divides marine areas into five main zones namely- Internal Waters, Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the High Seas

Question 8

When was UNCLOS signed?

Answer 8

10 December 1982

Question 9

When did UNCLOS became effective?

Answer 9

16 November 1994

Question 10

How many elements does HIGH SEA treaty covers?

Answer 10

Five
* Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
* Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)
* Access & Benefit Sharing of Marine Genetic Resources
* Capacity-Building & Marine Technology Transfer
* Cross-cutting Issues