Exclusive Economic Zone in United Kingdom

Definition of Exclusive Economic Zone

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Exclusive Economic Zone : (EEZ)

A zone defined by Articles 55-75 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea as comprising that area of sea adjacent to a coastal state not exceeding 200 miles from the *baseline of the territorial sea. The state shall have sovereign rights over the zone for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving, and managing the living and nonliving resources of the sea, seabed, and subsoil within it.

See also high seas; law of the sea; territorial waters.