“…Some authors suggest, however, that the intended use of the information collected from such activities by the military would exempt this category from the MSR regime. 65 On the contrary, others argue that military surveys cannot be distinguished from MSR as the respective motives cannot be easily determined. 66 They seem to suggest that all marine data collection activities should be covered by the MSR regime; otherwise, they could be carried out in the coastal States' EEZ without any restrictions.…”