Breaking the Ice

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.

This book should appeal to historians and to the technically-minded alike.

• List of Diagrams List of Maps List of Acronyms and TermsForeword by John English Preface PrologueChapter 1: Introduction Definition of Terms A Caveat About Resources Interdepartmental Cooperation Cooperation Among Arctic Coastal States Chapter Outline A Methodological NoteChapter 2: The Extended Continental Shelf Regime Historical Evolution of the Regime The Legal RegimeConclusionChapter 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 ConclusionChapter 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 ConclusionChapter 5: The Arctic Extended Continental Shelf Surveys Past and Concurrent Studies Environmental Assessments and Relations with Indigenous PeoplesThe UNCLOS Surveys, 2006–2016 Scientific Findings ConclusionChapter 6: Canada’s Submission and Other Outstanding Issues The December 2013 Announcement Article 82 Delimitation of Arctic Extended Continental Shelves ConclusionChapter 7: ConclusionSummary of Findings Links to the Literature A Final WordInterviewees Notes Bibliography Index