Laws, Regulations, Treaties (Ocean Treaties)

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Key federal statutes governing oceans and coasts in the United States

Laws | Regulations | Treaties

• The London Convention (Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by the Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
        Direct link to the London Convention and London Protocol website

• International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships´ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (PDF) (37 pp, 520K, About PDF)

• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL)