Revista del CESNAV. 2022. Número 4

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La plataforma continental de México, una oportunidad para extender los intereses marítimos
(Revista del Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales, 2022) Alvarado Juárez, Miguel
Mexico was the first country to get the Continental Shelf Limits Commission to authorize it to extend the Continental Shelf (PC), up to 350 Nautical Miles (NM) in the western polygon of the Gulf of Mexico, in the year 2009. It is currently awaiting a favorable resolution for the eastern polygon in that same maritime region. The assertive management and justification has managed to extend the maritime resources of the PC, despite the existence of controversies between the Magna Carta and UNCLOS to define it. In addition to the above, the opportunity prevails to extend the PC in the Pacific Ocean, prior technical and legal procedures, in the vicinity of the largest global deposit of polymetallic nodules discovered to date. The Secretary of the Navy (SEMAR), in its capacity as national maritime coordinator, has the resources and capabilities to implement courses of action aimed at justifying the expansion of maritime interests for the benefit of Mexican society.