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Marine Law Institute: Academic Program
The Marine Law Institute is the research and public service component of the Ocean and Coastal Law Program and is the only law school-affiliated marine policy research program in the Northeast. MLI has dedicated its program of legal and policy research to the analysis of ocean and coastal resource issues for the express purpose of improving management practices and public understanding.
The Marine Law Institute conducts a number of educational efforts aimed at:
- informing the public about ocean and coastal policy matters
- training future lawyers and policy makers in the field of marine law; and
- conducting research on specific questions posed by ocean and coastal resource stakeholders in the region.
