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Term

exclusive economic zone

Term

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.

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EEA Glossary

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Definition source publication

United Nations. Glossary of environment etatistics.

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http://esa.un.org/unsd/envmnt/default.asp

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Organisation full name

United Nations

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Long definition

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