Jurassic subsidence history in the Hebrides,N.W. Scotland

Geohistory analyses have been applied to the generally well-dated Triassic-Jurassic successions of three areas in the Hebrides Basin, north-west Scotland, and the importance of making corrections for decompaction, palaeobathymetry and eustatic changes of sea level are assessed. The thermo-tectonic subsidence patterns in the Skye areas (north) suggest a three-phase history of crustal stretching, though only the first phase is well developed in the Mull area (south).Episodes of relatively rapid subsidence are:

• 1.(1) Late Triassic (c210 Ma) until earliest Toarcian (186 Ma);
• 2.(2) Latest Toarcian (180 Ma) until late Bathonian (c161 Ma);
• 3.(3) Early Oxfordian (154) Ma) until at least early Kimmeridgian (incomplete.).

These are separated by Toarcian (186-180 Ma) and latest Bathonian-Callovian(c161-154 Ma) episodes of either little subsidence or of uplift (but at slower rates than eustatic rise of sea level). The intervals between phases, at 30 Ma and 26 Ma, are remarkably similar but the wider significance of this remains to be established.     

Maritime Europe and EU enlargement. A geopolitical perspective

The 2004 enlargement of the European Union (EU), as well as the further enlargements planned from 2007 onwards (Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey), entail changes of a geo-political nature that not only imply an increase in size (a rise in the number of States, new boundaries), but, more especially, also involve a shift in the EU's maritime status, with its projection towards the Atlantic now being checked by a swing towards continental Europe and its inland seas. In view of the new political map being drawn up, two questions beg to be asked: to what extent is Europe's maritime condition being strengthened; and, does the new maritime Europe constitute an opportunity, or does it aggravate the already-existing problems and threats?     

海洋权益、经济及一体化管理研究

介绍了联合国海洋法公约的宗旨、主要内容和中国及周边国家采用的原则;叙述了发达国家和中国的海洋经济的发展概况;阐明了海洋一体化管理的内容、形式和特点。     

Maritime limits and boundaries

The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea is attempting to codify international law for the use of ocean space. While the process of negotiations continues and many political‐legal problems remain to be solved, certain issues appear to be at, or near, a stage of general agreement. A major element of the emerging consensus involves the “baseline,” the line from which all claims to zones of sovereignty or jurisdiction are measured. In addition, the Conference has generally accepted a breadth of 12 nautical miles for the sovereign territorial sea and 200 nautical miles for a coastal state zone of economic competence. An acceptable definition, in a legal sense, of the continental shelf seems to be provided. A major problem in the division of ocean space among States involves the delimitation of boundaries between adjacent States—those sharing a common land boundary—and opposite States—those situated so as to face each other across bodies of water. The issue remains divisive. The final treaty or convention, if successfully negotiated, will not, however, address technical issues. These important problems will have to be resolved by scientists and technicians concerned with the earth measurements in the post‐treaty era.