ABSTRACT
Marine policies of the industrialized states of the North have been much more researched than those of the South. The European Community (EC) has added a new supranational marine policymaking process to long-established national marine policies of member states. Incorporation in varying degrees of several sectors of marine policy into the process of European integration is a generally positive development, but the new EC policy-making dispositions have brought a variety of new problems in their wake. The United States may usefully be contrasted as well with European states, especially Britain, with regard to their ability at different times to encourage control of marine environmental pollution in the international arena. The precarious nature of international cooperation over a prolonged period when developed states have wielded predominant influence highlights the marine policy dilemmas faced by leading countries. Linkages and interdependencies further complicate resolution of these and other North-South marine disputes.
