Below is a list of current maritime-related treaties and international agreements (the “bilats” and “multilats”) from the Department of State’s website. These agreements concern issues of, among other topics, international narcotics trafficking, shipriders, and jurisdiction. The agreements are displayed in alphabetical order.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Agreement Concerning Maritime Counter-drug Operations (TIAS No. 12620)
Agreement signed at Santo Domingo March 23, 1995; entered into force March 23, 1995.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Protocol to TIAS No. 12620 Concerning Maritime Counter-drug Operations (03-520.1)
Supplementing the Agreement of March 23, 1995; signed at Washington May 20, 2003
FIJI: Law enforcement and shiprider agreement (18-1112)
Agreement signed at Suva November 12, 2018; entered into force November 12, 2018.
GUYANA: Agreement concerning cooperation to suppress illicit traffic by sea and air (20-918)
Agreement signed at Georgetown April 10, 2001; entered into force September 18, 2020.
MARSHALL ISLANDS: Agreement Concerning Cooperation in Maritime Surveillance and Interdiction Activities (08-805)
Agreement signed at Majuro August 5, 2008; entered into force August 5, 2008.
MARSHALL ISLANDS: Agreement Protocol on Maritime Surveillance and Interdiction Activities (13-319)
Protocol to August 5, 2008 agreement (08-805); agreement signed at Majuro March 19, 2013; entered into force March 19, 2013.
MICRONESIA: Agreement concerning operational cooperation to suppress illicit transnational maritime activity (14-303)
Agreement signed at Palikir March 3, 2014; entered into force March 3, 2014.
SEYCHELLES: Agreement concerning counter illicit transnational maritime activity operations (21-727)
Agreement signed at Victoria July 27, 2021; entered into force July 27, 2021.
VANUATU: Agreement concerning maritime law enforcement activity operations (16-1031)
Agreement signed at Port Vila October 31, 2016; entered into force October 31, 2016.