Canadian Foreign Policy and the Law of SeaSince the 1960s, there have been intensive internationalnegotiations to revise the law of the sea. These discussions culminatedin the convening of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law ofthe Sea in December 1973 and in four additional sessions up toSeptember 1976. Whether the almost 150 participating states will beable to reach an accord in 1977 or later on, the myriad issues on theiragenda is still uncertain. Two major issues have been the