9.5 Case Study – the High Seas Treaty

As mentioned in section 9.4, the High Seas Treaty is a new (September 2025) treaty under UNCLOS that seeks to protect living marine resources.

Read an explanation of main goals of the agreement by the Pew Charitable Trusts, here.

If you wish to see it, the text of the treaty (technically, an agreement) is available from the UN website here.