Abstract
The most pressing issue in the region is perhaps maritime security and piracy, which has required the United Nations (UN) Security Council to take stringent deterring measures. States in the region have also had to deal with illegal fishing and with emerging environmental issues. This chapter deals with these and other current law of the sea issues in the Indian Ocean region, which are assessed from the perspective of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and its settlement of dispute procedures. The Indian Ocean region is vulnerable to natural hazards, including tropical cyclones, draughts and tsunamis, which have caused devastating effects in coastal areas. Regional fisheries management organizations operating in respect of the Indian Ocean play an important role in dealing with the conservation and management of fisheries, including Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. Keywords:dispute procedures; Indian Ocean region; regional fishery; UNCLOS
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