Niels Krabbe is Research Fellow at the University of Gothenburg School of Business, Law and Economics, Sweden.David Langlet is Professor of Law at the University of Uppsala, Sweden.

• 1. Foreword: Marine Bioprospecting, Biodiversity and Novel Uses of Ocean ResourcesDavid Langlet and Niels Krabbe2. Stewardship Beyond the State: Implications for the Regulation of Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National JurisdictionRichard Barnes3. The Shortcomings of the Marine Genetic Resource Debate: A Matter of Context?Niels Krabbe4. Protecting the Environment Beyond National Jurisdiction Through International Trade Law: Challenges and ReflectionsAleke Stöfen O’Brien5. The Emergence of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) and Its Implication for the Law on Access to Genetic Resources and BioprospectingChristian Prip6. Coordinating UNCLOS Regimes: An Analysis of the Interface of the Competencies of the ISA and IMO with Respect to Activities in the AreaAldo Chircop, Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera and Fredrik Haag7. What Are the Limits of the Protection of Biodiversity Belonging to the Sedentary Species of the Continental Shelves Within National Jurisdiction?Ekaterina Antsygina8. Tight Lines at Sea: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Fisheries, Marine Biodiversity and InstitutionsNkeiru Scotcher9. Bioprospecting under the Nagoya Protocol and the Sustainable Development GoalsPeter Gottschalk10. Regulation of Marine Bioprospecting in IcelandSnjo´laug A´rnado´ttir11. Bioprospecting in the Arctic and Indigenous People’s RightsValeria Eboli12. Conclusions: Changing Human Uses of Marine Resources and International Law: Looking AheadDavid Langlet