The Ocean and Coastal Law Journal (OCLJ) is dedicated to facilitating discourse on legal issues related to domestic and international use of the sea and seashores. One of the few journals of its kind in the country, OCLJ is published annually by second and third year students at the University of Maine School of Law. Volumes include articles by practitioners and scholars, as well as comments and case notes written by students addressing issues of marine resource regulation, alternative energy development, boundary delimitation, coastal zone management, marine environmental protection, and other topics of importance in the field of ocean and coastal law. The OCLJ is affiliated with the Center for Oceans & Coastal Law at Maine Law.

The OCLJ provides two years of research, writing, and editing experience to its student editors, who are required to produce a comment or two case notes of publishable quality on an ocean or coastal issue during their second year. In addition to fulfilling their writing requirement, student editors become familiar with current issues in the field of ocean and coastal law while carefully editing works accepted for publication.

For additional information, visit oclj.mainelaw.maine.edu or email ocljeditor@maine.edu.

Volume 30 Editors

  • Editor-in-Chief: Kathryn A.P. Hoff
  • Managing Editors: Taylor Engdahl and Theresa Norman
  • Executive Editor: Jacob Martin
  • Articles Editors: Alex Drew Weatherbee and Emily K. Elmore
  • Head Case Note and Comment Editor: Melissa Tabak
  • Case Note and Comment Editors: Brianne M. Bailey, Meredith Brown, Samuel Milliken, and Hailey Rizzo
  • Piece Editors: Jamie Dalgleish and Matt Gruba

Staff Editors:

  • Isabella Dube
  • Jade Ewing
  • Kevin Fitzpatrick
  • August Forseth
  • Jodie Goldberg
  • Luke Hill
  • Joe Horne
  • Keiran Lorentzen
  • Erin Mackintosh
  • Hayley Rice

Academic Advisors:

Journal Manager

  • Michelene Decrow