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Costa Rica claim on the exclusive economic zone in the Pacific Ocean

Costa Rica claim on the exclusive economic zone in the Pacific Ocean, costa rica, Costa Rica claim on the exclusive economic zone, Costa Rica Maritime claims, Marine Regions Costa Rican Exclusive Econ

By IILSSNET Editorial · 1 MIN READ

exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the UNCLOS (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal state has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water, currents, and winds; jurisdiction with regard to the establishment and use of artificial islands, installations, and structures; marine scientific research; the protection and preservation of the marine environment; the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone shall not exceed 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.

a chart showing the limits of the exclusive economic zone in the Pacific Ocean

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