It would, therefore, not be premature at least to point to the future evolution of equitable principle of maritime boundary delimitation which provides that as an alternative to, or in combination with, the proportionate/equal division of the areas of convergence and overlap of delimited areas, there should be established a regime of joint jurisdiction and exploitation for such areas or any part of them, particularly with a with a view to preservig /the unity of mineral deposits and to protect the shared living resources.