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Marine renewable energies are a form of renewable energy deriving from the various natural processes that take place in the marine environment and unlike non-renewable energy (fossil), capable of being by nature a short period of time, there again, or to be renewed. Because the use and operation of this energy is required to comply with standards and specific requirements, in this article we have tried to examine its rights and obligations of countries. In this regard, based on The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the legal system governing the various maritime areas of the internal waters, territorial sea, exclusive economic zone, continental shelf and the high seas has been separated. The results show that depending on the area of the sea those renewable energy installations where it is established, rights and obligations is different. Most requirements related to protection and preservation of the marine environment and safety of navigation and most points is awarded to the high seas.