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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS) signed at Montego Bay (Jamaica); 1982; entered into force in 1994
"Prompted by the desire to settle, in a spirit of mutual understanding and co-operation, all issues relating to the law of the sea", UNCLOS created a new legal regime for the seas and oceans. Its environmental provisions aim to establish rules concerning environmental standards and enforcement of provisions dealing with pollution of the marine environment. It also includes an Annex of highly migratory species, thus providing the possibility that marine turtles could receive some protection under this convention.
