A Legal Analysis Of Impact Of Marine Scientific Research On Marine Environment

Aditya Bhushan, Rashtriya Raksha University

Background

It seems that there has been growing awareness that the some marine-related research operation might result in negative environmental repercussions, despite the fact this isn't always the situation. The following section looks at the most recent developments in supervisory and legislative approaches for conducting maritime scientific investigations in a way that is environmentally conscious. The article begins by outlining the primary administration difficulties associated with this developing problem, and this involves determining an appropriate compromise among promoting maritime research in order to deepen our comprehension of the marine ecosystem while decreasing the negative ecological effects associated with studies given its inherent unanticipated events. The subsequent aspect offers an overall description of the legal structure established in “Parts XIII and XII of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)”, that regulate, each, maritime scientific investigation and the conservation and the safeguarding of the marine ecosystem. After this, it discusses how policies and legislation have evolved over time, outlines the beginnings of new rules and regulations, and assesses the essence and relevance of the notions and standards of practise which have become prevalent in this field.