exclusive economic zone

noun

: the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it

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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea defines a coastal state's territorial waters as extending up to 12 nautical miles (13.8 miles) from its coastline, while its exclusive economic zone extends a further 200 nautical miles (230 miles) beyond that. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025 Manila has been at the forefront of the territorial fight, saying that Chinese ships have been blocking access to fishing sites as well as oil and gas deposits in the waters that are in its exclusive economic zone. Aie Balagtas See, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 On Tuesday, the Australian warship joined the U.S. and the Philippine militaries for the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in the West Philippine Sea, referring to the portion of the South China Sea that lies within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 Even when fishing vessels stay outside Argentina’s exclusive economic zone, overfishing and other harmful practices can damage the marine ecosystem, Schvartzman explains. Avery Schmitz, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclusive economic zone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exclusive economic zone was in 1975

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“Exclusive economic zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusive%20economic%20zone. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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