Organizational responses to new ocean science and technology developments

Abstract

Rapid developments in ocean science and technology, together with the emerging new ocean regime, present considerable challenges to the international organizational structure. After indicating some recent ocean science and technology developments, the author examines the capacity for organizational response, both within and outside the UN system. Next, the paper identifies aspects of national ocean interests that tend to dictate policies of individual nations toward the responses of these international organizations to new advances. Finally, the author looks to prospects for the 1980s.