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High Seas, Low Regulation: A Thing of the Past? The High Seas Treaty Enters into Effect

By: Casey Galvin On January 17, 2026, the Agreement under the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, commonly known as the BBNJ Agreement or High Seas Treaty, entered into force. Its entry into force marks the culmination […]