Unfortunately, this book cant be printed from the openbook. An exclusive economic zone eez is a zone in the sea prescribed by the united nations convention on the law of the sea unclos over which a country has certain rights. Beyond its territorial waters, every coastal country may establish an eez extending 370 km 200 nautical miles from shore. Eez this concept allows countries to clam not just land but the water ways around it, within reason. Exclusive economic zone eez definition, explanation.
Exclusive economic zone eez is an area in the ocean where only one country gets to look into and do economic activity, such as mining underwater resources and fishing. The exclusive economic zone is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, subject to the specific legal regime established in this part, under which the rights and jurisdiction of the coastal state and the rights and freedoms of other states are governed by the. Japa nese domestic seafood production and con sumption, international trade in marine products, and resource management deci sions in the u. Article 55 of the united nations convention on the law of the sea specific legal regime of the exclusive economic zone. Declaration by the government of indonesia concerning the. Maritime boundaries and exclusive economic zones 200nm, version 11. Application to ships and aircraft of new zealand defence. Zee program pasca sarjana universitas hangtuah surabaya dhiana p, sh, llm, phd contiguous zone zone tambahan perkembangan konsep cz pengertian cz the breadth of lebar cz legal status cz hak dan kewajiban negara pantai perkembangan konsep cz berasal dari hovering acts dari uk yang mencegah penyelundupan pada jarak 24 mil ke arah laut bebas 17361876belum ada prkatek. The eez or the exclusive economic zone is a concept adopted by the third united nations. If the minerals are within the exclusive economic zone eez of a country, they are the property of that countrys government.
Nov 16, 2009 the exclusive economic zone eez is the newest juridical zone which has emerged from the recent evolution of the law of the sea. An exclusive economic zone eez is the zone in which the coastal state exercises the rights under part v of the united nations convention on the law of the sea. The exclusive economic zone is the zone where the u. Exclusive economic zone an overview sciencedirect topics. Exclusive economic zone the concept of suis generis area. Box 3, gzira, malta abstract a brief presentation is made of the concept of the exclusive economic zone eez adopted by the united nations conference on the law of the sea, and included as a major feature of the law of the. Nov 21, 2015 exclusive economic zone an exclusive economic zone eez is a seazone prescribed by the united nations convention on the law of the sea unclos, over which a coastal state has sovereign rights to explore and exploit, conserve and manage its natural resources. Bruneian exclusive economic zone flanders marine institute 2019. Mpa mapping products national marine protected areas center. Wiltshire, in encyclopedia of ocean sciences third edition, 2019. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a pdf. An exclusive economic zone eez, as defined by the united nations convention on the law of the sea, is a 200 nautical mile jurisdiction granted to coastal nations for sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or nonliving, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with. This is due to the,466 islands of the indonesian archipelago. Exclusive economic zone and continental shelf environmental effects act 2012.
It stretches from the baseline out to 200 nautical miles nmi from its coast. Indonesia has the 6th largest exclusive economic zone indonesian. A study of the evolution and progressive development of the international law of the sea lausanne. Purpose of exclusive economic zone eez it was the state of kenya which for the first time raised the idea of eez in 1972. Eezs are normally 200 nautical miles off the coast of a given country, but in the case of a very broad continental shelf may be. With an exclusive economic zone eez of 1,589,477 km2, the total area of solomon islands is comprised of over 98%. Discover the best exclusive economic zone books and audiobooks. Exclusive economic zone eez order 20 scottish zone. The exclusive economic zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. 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. Smith and joshua eisenman, china and america clash on the high seas. 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. In this article, you can read all about eezs, which is a part of both the economy and the geography segments of the upsc syllabus.
Marine natural geography and sea boundary division. This article explores the implications of management of a 200. The exclusive economic zone and continental shelf environmental effects act 2012. Philippines economic zone authority peza alone owns three ecozones and administers the incentives for over privately300 managed zones. These include 21 agroindustrial economic zones, 216 it parks and centres, 64 manufacturing economic zones, 19 tourism economic zones, and two medical tourism zones as of may 2015.
This act is administered by the ministry for the environment. 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. This was for the purpose of ensuring primary benefits for the people of a state and for having right over the natural resources in order to explore and exploit them. In the case of islands far from the mainland, eez starts at the coasts of the islands. 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. Other articles where exclusive economic zone is discussed.
Rights and duties of other states in the exclusive. Pdf hfswr for persistent surveillance of the african 200nm. Eez is the largest in the world, spanning over,000 miles of coastline and containing 3. The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hhmi biointeractive video duration. The publication at hand by the office of the law commissioner is an english translation and consolidation of the exclusive economic zone and the. Exclusive economic zone definition is the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it. Marine regions bruneian exclusive economic zone eez. Maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone eez disputes. The establishment of the exclusive economic zone eez regime in the early 1980s brought with it the shared fish stock problem.
Part or all of this report is presented in portable document format pdf. Version 2 2014 2,119 kb created from eez version 8. Any act occurring on or below the waters of the exclusive economic zone of the united states established by presidential proclamation 5030 of march 10, 1983 16 u. China strategic competition in south and east china. It has the 3rd largest coastline of 54,720 km 34,000 mi. Territorial sea and exclusive economic zone act 1996. Finding a balance between coastal state and third states rights, reflects the very legal nature of this suis generis area as it is recognised by the international. Download fulltext pdf hfswr for persistent surveillance of the african 200nm exclusive economic zone eez presentation pdf available march 2017 with 215 reads. Read exclusive economic zone books like law of the sea separating fact from fiction and incidents at sea for free with a free 30day trial. Pdf the performance of exclusive economic zones researchgate. These rights relate principally to the water column and may extend to 200 nautical miles from baselines.
China strategic competition in south and east china seas. The geographic scope of the aleutian islands wsc includes the area encompassed by the boundaries of the aleutians east borough and the aleutians west coastal resource service area, including adjacent shorelines and waters to the outer boundary of the u. Delimitation of exclusive economic zone of nigeria 1 subject to the other provisions of this act, there is hereby denominated a zone to be known as the exclusive economic zone of nigeria in this act referred to as the exclusive zone which shall be an area extending from the external. 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 simple english wikipedia, the free. Exclusive economic zone international law britannica. The exclusive economic zone free download as powerpoint presentation. International journal of estuarine and coastal law. The exclusive economic zone the national academies press. It claims an eez of 200 nautical miles 370 km from its shores.
Pdf exclusive economic zones and the management of fisheries. This decree may be cited as the exclusive economic zone decree 1978. The exclusive economic zone is a special area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea. Within the eez the coastal state has the right to exploit and regulate fisheries and carry out various other activities. The eez represents the culmination of efforts to devise a transitional zone between the territorial sea, in which the coastal state has sovereignty subject to the right of innocent passage, and the high seas, an area. The exclusive economic zone combines features of the high seas and the territorial sea which gives it a unique character among other maritime territories regulated by the united nations convention on the law of the sea. In the exclusive economic zone, all states, whether coastal or landlocked, are subject to the relevant provisions of this convention, the freedoms of navigation and overflight and to the 1. Exclusive economic zone definition of exclusive economic. The effort to protect the living resources of nearby coastal waters resulted in a concept which defined the rights of the coastal state. An exclusive economic zone eez is a seazone prescribed by the united nations convention on the law of the sea over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind. The eez represents the culmination of efforts to devise a transitional zone between the territorial sea, in which the coastal state has sovereignty subject to the right of innocent passage, and the high seas, an area whose use has been regarded traditionally as free. Oct 28, 2014 the exclusive economic zone of indonesia is the area beyond the indonesian territorial sea as promulgated by virtue of law no. Learn from exclusive economic zone experts like the american security project and david f.
Vice president leni robredo says it is unconstitutional to allow china to fish within the philippines exclusive economic zone supreme court applicants. An exclusive economic zone eez is a sea zone prescribed by the 1982 united nations. Cont s took place from 1973 through 1982 s came into force in 1994, a year after guyana became the 60th state to sign the treaty. It is located in southeast asia between the indian ocean. Oecd glossary of statistical terms exclusive economic. Exclusive economic zone and continental shelf environmental effects bill 32. For best results viewing and printing pdf documents, it is recommended that you download the documents to your computer and open them with adobe reader. Zona ekonomi eksklusif, zee in the world with 6,159,032 km 2 2,378,016 sq mi. Final report of the committee on exclusive economic zone information needs.
The single maritime boundary regime and the relationship between the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone in. The establishment of the exclusive economic zone eez regime in the early 1980s brought with it the shared fish stock. The single maritime boundary regime and the relationship. Possible guidelines for rights and duties by sam bateman abstract following incidents in the asiapacific region where coastal states have disputed the rights of other states to conduct hydrographic sur veys, military surveys and military intelligence collection activities in the exclusive. It shall not extend beyond 200 nm from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, which means. The establishment of 200mile exclusive economic zones eezs, bringing over a third of the world ocean.
Ocean floor minerals are not owned by a mining company. United states mpas and the exclusive economic zone eez download pdf, 5. Implications of the exclusive economic zone and eez. Actions by chinas maritime forces at the japanadministered senkaku islands in the east china sea ecs are another concern for u. Exclusive economic zone and continental shelf environmental. Previously, the classification was only between territorial sea as full sovereign zone of a coastal country and free sea which is open for all countries. The office of coast survey depicts on its nautical charts the territorial sea 12 nautical miles, contiguous zone 24nm, and exclusive economic zone 200nm, plus maritime boundaries with adjacentopposite countries. Exclusive economic zone act 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 legislation type. The exclusive economic zone exclusive economic zone. Costa rican exclusive economic zone flanders marine institute 2019. As we have seen, the evolution of the exclusive economic zone concept took place in the developing world. The exclusive economic zone eez is the newest juridical zone which has emerged from the recent evolution of the law of the sea.