What is a turtle without its shell? or a bicycle without a rider? In Mission, our toughest challenge has been finding a solution to one of the world's greatest problems, the oceans. But what would that solution be without implementation? without a means to achieve it? To ensure that our solution reaches the highest pinnacles of government and society, we have developed an international forum for discussion, regulation, and innovation in the realm marine ecosystem and fisheries protection. Currently, the UN Division of Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea governs codifies conventional international law (EarthTrust). The Law of the Sea, or LOS, has been supplemented by other legislation, including the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. It is our vision to restructure this body in an effort to make it more effective and comprehensive, while retaining elements that encompass our own solutioncall another UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Preservation of Global Fisheries. This Convention would concern the introduction of a new agreement (treaty) among nations to meet the following objectives as defined by Mission 2011: end overfishing, preserve marine ecosystems, and develop alternative measures to meet the nutritional needs of the international populace.
Elements to keep:
- regulations concerning the natural resources of the oceans
- natural gas, oil, and minerals 200 miles out from the coast belong to that country
- freedom to travel the seas
- arctic sea passage
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