Exclusive economic zone eez extends no more than 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline and is adjacent to the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of the u. Version 2 2014 2,119 kb created from eez version 8. The two countries were key players in the postcolonial independence era and showed a keen. Territorial water ends at 12 nmi 22km from the coastline. Other articles where exclusive economic zone is discussed. A number of incentives will be available to ensure sezs growth. Exclusive economic zone definition of exclusive economic. The national preparedness for response exercise program prep was developed to establish a workable exercise program that meets the intent of section 4202a of the oil pollution act of 1990 opa 90, amending section 311 j of the federal water pollution control act fwpca, by exercise program. This measure reports the percent of detected incursions into the u. About marine regions marine regions is a standard list of marine georeferenced place names and areas. Generally, a states exclusive economic zone is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, extending seaward to a distance of no more than 200 nmi 370 km out from its coastal baseline. In colloquial usage, the term may include the continental. The newest concept of the montego bay convention was the exclusive economic zone.
An exclusive economic zone eez is a sea zone prescribed by the 1982 united nations convention on the law of the sea over which a state has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind. This page was last edited on 18 august 2017, at 12. Ncei maintains the national ocean service hydrographic data base noshdb and hydrographic survey meta data base hsmdb. The publication at hand by the office of the law commissioner is an english translation and consolidation of the exclusive economic zone and the. Delimitation of the exclusive economic zone eez of the indiaindonesia maritime border introduction india and indonesia have displayed a steady increase of synergy in bilateral relations as the two countries overcome the differences of the past. How has the establishment of eezs affected the distribution of ocean. Beyond its territorial waters, every coastal country may establish an eez extending 370 km 200 nautical miles from shore.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Costs and benefits arising from the establishment of. The eez, article 55 is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, subject to the. The contiguous zone is a band of water that goes from the outer edge of the territorial sea to up to 24 nautical miles. Under the clos, islands can generate a territorial sea, contiguous zone, and exclusive economic zone eez as would any other coastal territory. The establishment of the exclusive economic zone eez regime in the early 1980s brought with it the shared fish stock problem. This decree may be cited as the exclusive economic zone decree 1978. The exclusive economic zone eez of pakistan covers an area of about 240,000 sq. Brexit is being presented as a beacon of hope for smallscale fishers. The exclusive economic zone of the united states is a zone contiguous to the territorial sea, including zones contiguous to the territorial sea of the united states, the commonwealth of puerto. Iranian exclusive economic zone flanders marine institute 2019.
The exception to this rule occurs when exclusive economic zones would overlap. An act to establish beyond the territorial sea a zone to be known as the exclusive economic zone and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith. Exclusive economic zone eez by foreign fishing vessels that are interdicted by the coast guard. An exclusive economic zone is a sea zone prescribed by the united nations convention on the law of the sea over which a state has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine. It stretches from the baseline out to 200 nautical miles nmi from its coast. Oecd glossary of statistical terms exclusive economic. Eez this concept allows countries to clam not just land but the water ways around it, within reason. Improved mcs will aid in the deterrence, detection, interdiction, and prosecutions of illegal, unreported, and unregulated iuu fishing violations and illegal drug and human trafficking in palaus eez. An exclusive economic zone eez is a concept adopted at the third united nations conference on the law of the sea 1982, whereby a coastal state assumes jurisdiction over the exploration and exploitation of marine resources in its adjacent section of the continental shelf, taken to be a band extending 200 miles from the shore.
By so doing, china has formally established a legal regime for its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. The consensus ultimately reached reflects a carefully constructed. The exclusive economic zone eez was a significant innovation of unclos. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. In the exclusive economic zone, the coastal state shall have the exclusive right to construct, to authorize and regulate the construction, operation and use of. Exclusive economic zone eez regime in east asian waters. Molluscan shellsh aquaculture in federal waters of the exclusive economic zone eez.
Eez exclusive economic zone eu european union fsm federated states of micronesia fsmdb fsm development bank gdp gross domestic product ict information, communications and technology idp infrastructure development plan ifc international finance corporation. Special economic zones sezs are geographically designated areas set aside for specifically targeted economic activities. An exclusive economic zone eez is a sea zone prescribed by the 1982 united nations convention on the law of the sea over which a state has special rights. Extending seaward to 200 nmi 370 km out from its coastline. Today the president announced new guidelines for u. Exclusive economic zone regions of nodules seamounts hydrothermal vents deep sea environments associated with the 3 types of mineral deposits found in the western pacific. Agencies, industry, and academia working together on compliance and permitting requirements lisa schiavinato, j. Exclusive economic zone an overview sciencedirect topics. Pdf exclusive economic zones and the management of fisheries.
There is hereby established the exclusive economic zone, as a zone in which japan exercises its sovereign rights and other rights as a coastal state as. Exclusive economic zones of india linkedin slideshare. The republic of palau exclusive economic zone monitoring. The special economic zones act 16 of 2014 provides for the designation, promotion, development, operation and management of sezs. Philippines files diplomatic protest vs china over warships in eez. Maritime boundaries and exclusive economic zones 200nm, version 11. Produced with the financial support of noradsida and danida. With respect to an exclusive fishing zone or eez, the maritime powers recognized that coastal states, especially developing coastal states, constituted a majority at the conference and were not going to retract from claims to exclusive rights to the natural resources. Virgin islands, the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, and any other territory or possession over which the united states. The exclusive economic zone shall extend to a distance of two hundred nautical miles beyond and from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured. Rapplers latest stories on exclusive economic zone. The negotiations were characterized by the traditional dichotomy between coastal states and the major maritime powers that has always shaped the law of the sea. The exclusive economic zone referred to in the preceding paragraph hereinafter the exclusive economic zone comprises the areas of the sea extending from the baseline of japan the baseline here is as defined in article 2, paragraph 1, of the law on the territorial sea and the contiguous zone law no.
The exclusive economic zone eez was a significant innovation of. Italy has not established an exclusive economic zone eez, but passed. Maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone eez disputes. Preventing illegal foreign fishing vessels from encroaching on the exclusive economic zone eez is a priority for the coast guard. Exclusive economic zone the convention gives coastal states the right to es tablish by proclam ation an exclusive econom ic zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea1. However, china has much to do in implementing the above law. Two broad, nonmutually exclusive, categories of shared stocks have been identified as transboundary stocks eez to eez and straddling fish stocks both within the eez and the adjacent high seas. What is a special economic zone in south africa and how. Chinas actions for asserting and defending its maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone eez 1 claims in the east china ecs and south china sea scs, particularly since late 20, have heightened concerns among observers that ongoing disputes over these waters and some of. China promulgated its law on the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf in 1998 after it had ratified the united nations convention on the law of the sea in 1996.
The act commenced in february 2016 and several sezs have been designated since. Exclusive economic zone is an area beyond to the territorial sea. The shelf of the coast is dominated by the indus a major river of pakistan canyon in the coast. The end of the cold war gave turkey opportunities to play a leading role in black sea security, but the initiatives it took fell apart from 2008. This zone can extend to a maximum of 200 nautical miles, measured from the baseline used for determing the breadth of the territorial sea2. Black sea coastline and a large exclusive economic zone eez claim, black. Both are populated by the office of coast survey and national geodetic service, and provide coverage of coastal waters and the u. Unclos the 1982 united nations convention on the law. Eez exclusive economic zone icj international court of justice itlos international tribunal for the law of the seas nm nautical miles abbreviated as lower case nm pca.
Chinas exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. Law on the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf. It integrates and serves geographic information from the vlimar gazetteer and the marbound database and proposes a standard of marine georeferenced locations, boundaries and regions. Yet, rocks which cannot sustain human inhabitation or economic life of their own shall have no exclusive economic zone or continental shelf. Pdf the 1982 united nations convention on the law of the sea losc, with the provisions for defining an exclusive economic zone eez. The abyssal areas where manganese nodules may be found, seamounts where ferromanganese crusts can form, and hydrothermal vents the site of seafloor massive.
Pdf the performance of exclusive economic zones researchgate. Molluscan shellfish aquaculture in federal waters of the. Maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone eez usc u. Sea security has been and remains important for turkey. Exclusive economic zone international law britannica. Within the eez the coastal state has the right to exploit and regulate fisheries and carry out various other activities. Printing law of the sea national legislation doalos. Conservation and utilization of the living resources. The maritime zone of pakistan, including the continental shelf, extends up to 350 nautical miles from the coastline. Marine regions iranian exclusive economic zone eez. In the exclusive economic zone all states, whether coastal or landlocked, enjoy, subject to the relevant provisions of this convention, the freedoms referred to in article 87 of navigation and overflight and of the laying of submarine cables and pipelines, and other. The eez or the exclusive economic zone is a concept adopted by the third united nations. Maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone eez.