Table of Contents

List of Diagrams
List of Maps
List of Acronyms and Terms

Foreword by John English
Preface
Prologue
Chapter 1: Introduction

• Definition of Terms
• A Caveat About Resources
• Interdepartmental Cooperation
• Cooperation Among Arctic Coastal States
• Chapter Outline
• A Methodological Note

Chapter 2: The Extended Continental Shelf Regime

• Historical Evolution of the Regime
• The Legal Regime
• Conclusion

Chapter 3: Scientific Research and the Law of the Sea Convention

• Bathymetry
• Seismic Reflection and Refraction Data
• Complementary Sources of Data
• Data Processing
• Bathymetric and Seismic Data and the ECS Regime
• Conclusion

Chapter 4: Ice Camps and Icebreakers: The Human Experience

• The Challenges of Mapping the Arctic Seabed
• Physical Health and Safety
• Mental Health and Teamwork
• Ice Camps
• Icebreakers
• Conclusion

Chapter 5: The Arctic Extended Continental Shelf Surveys

• Past and Concurrent Studies
• Environmental Assessments and Relations with Indigenous Peoples
• The UNCLOS Surveys, 2006–2016
• Scientific Findings
• Conclusion

Chapter 6: Canada’s Submission and Other Outstanding Issues

• The December 2013 Announcement
• Article 82
• Delimitation of Arctic Extended Continental Shelves
• Conclusion

Chapter 7: Conclusion

• Summary of Findings
• Links to the Literature
• A Final Word

Interviewees
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon has spent three decades researching and writing about law of the sea policy. She is a Distinguished Senior Fellow with the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, University of Toronto, and Professor Emerita in the Department of Political Science at Western University.

Reviews

An excellent resource for those who study the Arctic.
*Publishers Weekly*

In her preface, the author suggests that the book’s title has a double meaning … She succeeds admirably in both these efforts.
*Maritime Engineering Journal*