Marine Environment Law and Legal Definition
According to 46 USCS § 2101, marine environment means-
"(A) the navigable waters of the United States and the land and resources in and under those waters;
(B) the waters and fishery resources of an area over which the United States asserts exclusive fishery management authority;
(C) the seabed and subsoil of the outer Continental Shelf of the United States, the resources of the Shelf, and the waters superjacent to the Shelf; and
(D) the recreational, economic, and scenic values of the waters and resources referred to in subclauses (A)-(C) of this clause."
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Accessible Environment [Energy]
- Action Levels (Environmental Law)
- Agreement on Border Environment Cooperation Commission
- Antarctic Marine Living Resource Convention Act of 1984
- Antarctic Marine Living Resources
- Applicable Environmental Requirements
- Best Available Control Technology or BACT(Environment Law)
- Built Environment
- Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs [Department of State]
- Coastal Environment
