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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… or a thematic scope. The zonal scope is used for part II ‘Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone,’ part III ‘Straits used … the land (including islands and rocks), internal waters, territorial sea, archipelagic waters, and the subsoil below … (articles 55-57). These resources include those in the water column, such as fish, and on or under the sea bed, for …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… are meas- ured from a defined baseline, generally the low- water mark (Article 5).6 The key areas of State sov- ereignty and jurisdiction are:7 m Territorial sea: Out to 12 nautical miles from the baseline … Economic Zone (EEZ): Extends from the edge of the territorial sea out to 200 nautical miles from the baseline …