The Pew Campaign to Ratify the Law of the Sea was founded to secure passage of this important treaty by the U.S. Senate. With each passing day, America's military, economic and environmental security are threatened by our failure to ratify the treaty that governs ocean navigation and overflight, submarine telecommunications cables and access to undersea resources. The melting sea ice of the Arctic, for example, is opening up new shipping routes and access to potentially vast oil and mineral deposits, setting off an international scramble for rights of passage and claims to undersea treasure. Yet the United States, with the most to gain or lose in this struggle, has no seat at the table regarding these matters.