Located in the coastal city of Portland, Maine, the Ocean and Coastal Law Journal is dedicated to facilitating discourse on legal issues related to domestic and international use of the sea and seashores. It is published by second and third year students at the University of Maine School of Law in two issues per year. These volumes include articles by practitioners and scholars, as well as comments and case notes written by students addressing issues of marine resource regulation, coastal zone management, marine environmental protection, and other topics of importance in the field of ocean and coastal law. Ocean and Coastal Law Journal.
Current Issue: Volume 31, Number 1 (2026)
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Editorial Board Vol. 31, No. 1 & 2 (2026)
Kevin Fitzpatrick Editor-in-Chief
Articles
Comments
Alaska's Hidden Gems: Advocating for the Protection of Deep-Sea Corals, Both in the Courtroom and Beyond
Lauren Beizer
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The National Flood Insurance Program and Where We Go When the Next Storm Hits
Kevin Fitzpatrick
