Ocean Policy and Law

In recent years ecosystem-based management has been used to coordinate policies across sectors and among international and national entities. Diverse sector-based policies must factor in fisheries, deep-sea minerals, oil and gas, and shipping.

Students interested in this area will learn about international laws as they relate to ocean management problems, jurisdiction in zones such as territorial seas, exclusive economic zones, and the high seas, as well as the problems posed by zonal approaches to ocean-use management.

Courses offered

 

  • MAF 220 Intro to Marine and Coastal Law
  • MAF 515 Marine Pollution Policy
  • MAF 521 Coastal Zone Law
  • MAF 523 Fisheries Law and Management
  • MAF 530 Marine Environmental History
  • MAF 577 International Ocean Law
  • MAF 578 International Ocean Organizations


Faculty

Associate Professor Emeritus

Department of Marine Affairs

401.874.4820
macinko@uri.edu

Associate Professor, Joint appointment

Department of Marine Affairs; Political Science

mendenhall@uri.edu

Associate Professor, Joint appointment

Department of Marine Affairs; Gender and Women's Studies

401.874.5107
ameliamoore@uri.edu

Professor Emeritus

Department of Marine Affairs

dnixon@uri.edu

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Marine Affairs

saumweber@uri.edu

Assistant Professor

Department of Marine Affairs

401.874.4820
jesse.reiblich@uri.edu

Research