The Sixty-Third Session of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) was held, 17 February–21 March 2025, at United Nations Headquarters (New York, USA). As noted in the progress statement of the chair (UN Doc. CLCS/63/2), the CLCS, pursuant to Article 76(8) of UNCLOS, approved three sets of recommendations concerning three submissions on the limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the respective baselines of three Coastal States:
- Cuba in respect of the eastern polygon in the Gulf of Mexico (recommendations approved: CLCS/63/2 para. 22).
- Brazil in respect of the Brazilian Equatorial Margin (partial revised submission) (recommendations approved: CLCS/63/2 para. 33).
- Iceland in respect of the western, southern and south-eastern parts of the Reykjanes Ridge (partial revised submission) (recommendations approved: CLCS/63/2 para. 39).
At the time of reporting, only the summary of the Recommendations of the Commission concerning the Brazilian Equatorial Margin is currently public.
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