State has: (a) sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or nonliving, of the waters superjacent to the sea-bed and of the sea-bed and its subsoil... Island Disputes and the Law of the Sea: An Examination of Sovereignty and ... - Page 14 by Robert W. Smith, Bradford L. Thomas - 1998 - 27 pages Limited preview - About this book