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Governing the Unowned Ocean: BBNJ Beyond Ratification

By: Max Ackerson On January 17, 2026, the United Nations High Seas Treaty, formally the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“UNCLOS”) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction and commonly called the BBNJ Agreement (“the Agreement”), entered into force, the culmination of […]

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 […]