Submarine Cables and BBNJ.

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2016Corporate Author
International Cable Protection Committee
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25pp. & Annexes
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This paper is respectfully submitted by the International Cable Protection Committee (“ICPC”)1 to provide the PrepCom with
information on submarine cables, their contribution to sustainable development and their relationship to the marine environment
in areas beyond national jurisdiction.2 The views presented generally reflect the consensus of the international community of
interest in submarine cables that includes cable owners, cable ship operators, marine route surveyors, scientific institutions and
interested governments (“submarine cable community”). Every effort, however, is made to provide references to peer reviewed
scientific, engineering, and legal references to assist the diplomats to carry out a dispassionate review while working on
“development of an internationally binding instrument under the United Nations Law of the Sea on the conservation and
sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.” In this paper, “BBNJ” refers to t.....
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https://www.iscpc.org/Other Title
Development of an internationally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable,use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdictionPublisher
International Cable Protection CommitteePortsmouth, UK
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enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.aMaturity Level
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International Cable Protection Committee (2016) Submarine Cables and BBNJ. Portsmouth, UK, International Cable Protection Committee, 25pp. and Annexes. DOI:Collections