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Publication regarding the extended continental shelf
2007.04.06
'The Establishment of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles
- Its international circumstances, and its scientific and technical aspects -'
The publication is a combined proceedings of 'International Symposium on Scientific and Technical Aspects of the Establishment of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles' and 'Expert Meeting on Technical Matters regarding the Outer Continental Shelf', both held in March 2006. In the occasion leading lawyers, scientists, eminent academics and others involved in the establishment of the outer limits of their continental shelves assembled in Tokyo, Japan. It would be a pleasure to know that many more can now appreciate the positive atmosphere and become familiar with the latest information on these subjects as of March 2006.
Chapter 1 General Outline of Establishment of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf
This chapter is an introduction of the issue of the extended continental shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles. The Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Director of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), United Nations Secretariat presented the general information. Moreover, the basic information of mineral resources of the sea-bed is provided.
| 1. | The CLCS: a Further Update on the Work of the Commission Mr. Peter F. Croker, Petroleum Affairs Division, Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Ireland |
| 2. | Introduction and Status Report from DOALOS Dr. Vladimir Golitsyn, Director, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations Secretariat |
| 3. | Marine Mineral Resources Prof. Akira Usui, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Kochi University, Japan |
Chapter 2 Preparation for Submissions
Section 1 Issues Facing Developing States-National Reports
Status reports made by Asian developing coastal states which have intentions to make their submissions pursuant to Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to the CLCS.
| 4. | National Report- Fiji Mr. Viliame Lutu Baleivanualala, Principal Scientific Officer, Mineral Resources Department, Fiji |
| 5. | National Report - Indonesia Mr. Haris Djoko Nugroho, Head of Verification Chart Division, Hydro-Oceanographic Office, Indonesia |
| 6. | National Report -Maldives Captain Ibrahim Hilmy, Assistant to the Director General, National Security Service, Coast Guard, Maldives |
| 7. | National Report - Federated States of Micronesia Mr. Mathew Yamada Chigiyal, Manager, Licensing Statistics and Computer, National Oceanic Resource Management Authority, Federated States of Micronesia |
| 8. | National Report- Palau Mrs. Vernice M. Stefano, National GIS Director, Ministry of Resources and Development, Palau |
| 9. | National Report-Papua New Guinea Mr. Joseph Kunda, Manager, Hydrographic Services, National Maritime and Safety Authority, Papua New Guinea |
| 10. | National Report-Philippines Captain Audie A.Ventirez, Director I, Coast and Geodetic Survey Department, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, Philippines |
Section 2 Desktop Study as the first step to the submission
There are several suggestions made by experts who support the preparation of the submissions by coastal States.
| 11. | Ideas to support coastal states with problems in Article 76 case preparation - ' Helping to Fix it' Dr. Lindsay Parson, Head of the UNCLOS Group, National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom |
| 12. | Preparing a desk-top study: identifying and handling the data and acquiring the relevant skills Dr. Sarah Prosser and Dr. Elaine Baker, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)/Global Resource Information Database(GRID)-Arendal |
| 13. | Partnerships to address the establishment of Continental Shelf (eCS) issues Mr. Bashaskar Rao, Deputy Director, South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), Fiji |
Section 3 National Effort for Submission to CLCS
The section provides the information about the experience of Australian submission and the latest findings of the academic desktop study made by US.
| 14. | Australia's continental shelf submission-approaches and implications Mr. Mark Alcock, Project Leader, Law of the Sea project, Petroleum and Marine Division, Geoscience Australia |
| 15. | An Academic Desktop Study in Support of a Potential U.S. Submission under UNCLOS Article 76 Prof. Larry Mayer, Dr. Martin Jakobsson and Capt. Andrew Armstrong, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, NOAA/UNH Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire, United States of America |
Section 4 Support by international organizations
Introduction of the activities of international organizations and the role of United Nations Secretariat to support the coastal States in the context of the submission pursuant to Article 76 of UNCLOS.
| 16. | Contribution of ABLOS Mr. Shin Tani, Chairman, Advisory Board on Hydrographic, Geodetic and Marine Geo-Scientific Aspects of the Law of the Sea (ABLOS) |
| 17. | UNEP Shelf Programme Dr. Sarah Prosser and Dr. Elaine Baker, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)/Global Resource Information Database (GRID)-Arendal |
| 18. | Support for Developing States Dr. Vladimir Golitsyn, Director, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations Secretariat |
Chapter 3 Updated Scientific Investigations relevant to the Continental Shelf
Section 1 Updated Scientific Investigations relevant to Active Margins
The latest information of scientific research regarding the outer edge of the continental margin which may consist of the scientific data as the evidence of the submission by coastal States.
| 19. | Active Margins Prof. Xavier Le Pichon, Collège de France, Aix-en-Provence |
| 20. | New Views of the Gulf of Alaska: Mapping a Transitional Margin Prof. Larry Mayer and Dr. James Gardner, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, NOAA/UNH Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire, United States of America |
| 21. | Continental Crust in Intra-Oceanic Arcs Dr. Shuichi Kodaira, Group Leader, Institute for Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
| 22. | Prolongation in Convergent Margin Systems: Examples from New Zealand Over the Last 100Ma Dr. Ian C. Wright, Centre Leader, National Centre for Coasts and Oceans, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), New Zealand |
| 23. | Deformation and Growth of Arcs by Collision of Oceanic Plateaus: a Case Study of the Ogasawara Region Dr. Yasuhiko Ohara, Research Scientist, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard |
Section 2 Further Ahead
The expectation and the perspective for scientific research in the future
| 24. | Subduction Factory Dr. Yoshiyuki Tatsumi, Program Director, Institute for Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
| 25. | Hotspot Modification of Crust in the Ocean Prof. Millard F. Coffin, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo |
| 26. | Chikyu and IODP Dr. Asahiko Taira, Director General, Center for Deep Earth Exploration (CDEX), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
| 27. | Concluding remarks Prof. Xavier Le Pichon, Collège de France, Aix-en-Provence *Affiliation and designation of each presenter is the one as at March 2006 |
Contact
Ms. Yumiko IUCHI
Maritime Technology Department
Ocean Policy Research Foundation
Ms. Yumiko IUCHI
Maritime Technology Department
Ocean Policy Research Foundation