Abstract
This paper qualitatively surveys tendency of duties or requests, which foreign states imposed
with consent for a Japanese research organization to conduct marine scientific research (MSR)
in foreign Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) in accordance with United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). MSR conducted only in 1999 or later was reviewed. The most
common request is for cruise reports. In terms of requests of cruise reports and data or samples,
few coastal states changed. Recently, slightly fewer states request embarkation on a research
vessel as a right based on UNCLOS than before. More and more states require a particular ap
plication format.
