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The world's exclusive economic zones by boundary types and EEZ types. An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.
The exclusive economic zone of the Philippines shown in blue lines, [14] eleven dash-line claim by China shown in red lines, treaty line of the Treaty of Paris (1898) shown in green line. Map prepared by the NAMRIA, with the green line showing the maximum extent of the EEZ (ignoring landmass of neighboring countries) and the theoretical EEZ ...
The United States has the world's second-largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The total size is 11,351,000 km 2 (4,383,000 sq mi) 2. [1] Areas of its EEZ are located in three oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Most notable areas are Alaska, Hawaii, the East Coast, West Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States.
With regard to the above, a law (fishing sovereignty law, EEZ Fisheries Law) concerning the exercise of sovereign rights regarding fisheries, etc. in the exclusive economic zone (in Japanese) that regulates fisheries of foreigners within the exclusive economic zone of Japan was established on 14 June 1996. [14] [circular reference]
Monaco's waters are enclaves in the French EEZ. [2] The situation is more unclear for the Channel Islands. Some maps show the EEZ being enclaved by the French EEZ, [2] while others show the Guernsey EEZ extending to the border with the UK EEZ. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Australia's exclusive economic zones, including its Antarctic claim. Australia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was declared on 1 August 1994 and extends from 12 to 200 nautical miles (22 to 370 km) from the coastline of Australia and its external territories, except where a maritime delimitation agreement exists with another state.
The exclusive economic zone of Canada is the area of the sea in which Canada has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. [1] Canada's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the 7th-largest in the world. [2]
Excluding all disputed waters, Vietnam has an undisputed exclusive economic zone of 417,663 km 2 (161,261 sq mi). [citation needed] This figure does not include the EEZ areas of the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands. Vietnam has disputes mainly with the People's Republic of China due to the nine-dash line.