18 Article 237. PART XIII. Obligations under other conventions on the protection and preservation of the marine environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 238. Right to conduct marine scientific research . . . . . . Article 239. Promotion of marine scientific research . . . . . . . . Article 240. General principles for the conduct of marine scientific research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 241. Non-recognition of marine scientific research activities as the legal basis for claims ........................................ SECTION 2. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 242. Promotion of international cooperation . . . . . . . . . Article 243. Creation of favourable conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 244. Publication and dissemination of information and knowledge ........................................ SECTION 3. CONDUCT AND PROMOTION OF MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 245. Marine scientific research in the territorial sea . . . Article 246. Marine scientific research in the exclusive economic zone and on the continental shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 247. Marine scientific research projects undertaken by or under the auspices of international organiza-tions ........................................ Article 248. Duty to provide information to the coastal State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 249. Duty to comply with certain conditions . . . . . . . . . Article 250. Communications concerning marine scientific research projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 251. General criteria and guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 252. Implied consent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 253. Suspension or cessation of marine scientific research activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 254. Rights of neighbouring land-locked and geo gr aphically disadvantaged States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 115 115 115 115 116 116 116 116 116 116 117 118 118 118 119 119 119 120 120