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Ad absurdium arguments are my favorite :) Totally understand the implications of EEZ, but at some point you have to draw the line else the line will become inc
by craftyguy 9y ago
Ad absurdium arguments are my favorite :)
Totally understand the implications of EEZ, but at some point you have to draw the line else the line will become increasingly more arbitrary as countries try to fuzz the boundaries of what a continent is and is not. Why does any country get to lay claim on a chunk of seafloor that has been uninhabitable for land animals far longer than humans have been around as a species?
- rgbrenner 9y agoWhy does any country get to lay claim on a chunk of seafloor that has been uninhabitable for land animals far longer than humans have been around as a species? United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_t... It's true this is unfair to marine animals, but that's really their fault for not attending the meetings when the treaty was signed.