Ocean development refers to the establishing of human activities at
sea
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and use of the
ocean
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, as well as
its governance.
Politics
Ocean development has been a central regulatory issue of the
law of the sea
Law of the sea (or ocean law) is a body of international law governing the rights and duties of State (polity), states in Ocean, maritime environments. It concerns matters such as navigational rights, sea mineral claims, and coastal waters juris ...
. Particularly in regard of
marine conservation,
ocean development has been critically analyzed as engulfed in
colonialist logic, broadening contemporarily regulatory discussion and measures.
The main international bodies of
ocean governance are the
International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization (IMO; ; ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating maritime transport. The IMO was established following agreement at a ...
,
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and
International Seabed Authority of the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international treaty that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. , 169 sov ...
.
India
There was a
Ministry of Ocean Development in the
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...
, until 2006 when it became part of a larger
Ministry of Earth Sciences
The Ministry of Earth Sciences is an executive ministry of the Government of India, established on 29 January, 2006. It was formed through the reorganisation of the Department of Ocean Development and the assumption of administrative control ov ...
.
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References
Further reading
Ocean Development in India
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Earth sciences
Oceans