1. (2023, July 22). Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. Available online: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/LTD/N23/177/28/PDF/N2317728.pdf?OpenElement.
2. The three major high seas MPAs are considered by the international community to be: The South Orkney Islands South Shelf MPA, the Ross Sea region MPA and the OSPAR network of MPAs.
3. Wright, G., Rochette, J., Gjerde, K., and Seeger, I. (2018). The Long and Winding Road: Negotiating a Treaty for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, IDDRI. Studies No. 08/18.
4. Reflections on High Seas Marine Protected Areas: A Comparative Analysis of the Mediterranean and the North-East Atlantic Models;Tanaka;Nord. J. Int. Law,2012
5. Protecting the ‘blue heart of the planet’: Strengthening the governance framework for marine protected areas beyond national jurisdiction;Hammond;Mar. Policy,2021