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Territorial water | territorial sea - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Marine ecosystem. (Hierarchy:

Mariculture. (Hierarchy:

Fisheries
Aquaculture
Mariculture

1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for territorial water and territorial sea:

Territorial water /ˌterɪˈtɔːrɪəl ˈwɔːtə/ ; territorial sea: /ˌterɪˈtɔːrɪəl siː/

1.3. Synonyms of territorial water:

We have one international synonym for territorial water, notably:

territorial sea

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1.4. French translation of territorial water and territorial sea:

Territorial water can be translated into French as:

1.5. Definition of territorial water in fisheries:

Territorial water, also known as or territorial sea, is defined as: In international law, it is that area of the sea immediately adjacent to the shores of a state and subject to the territorial jurisdiction of that state. It extends to a limit of 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal State.

1.6. Plural of territorial water:

Territorial waters;

1.7. Usage example of territorial water:

1). United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 3, paragraph 1: " Every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baselines determined in accordance with this Convention. " ; 2). Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations, Chapter III, article 129, paragraph 1: " No fishing vessel whose tonnage exceeds 250 gross registered tons may fish in Cameroon's territorial waters. "

Fishery terminology records for Territorial water

2. Legal instruments related to: Territorial water

1. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 2, paragraph 1:

" The sovereignty of a coastal State extends, beyond its land territory and internal waters and, in the case of an archipelagic State, its archipelagic waters, to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea. "

2. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 2, paragraph 2:

" This sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as to its bed and subsoil. "

3. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 2, paragraph 3:

" The sovereignty over the territorial sea is exercised subject to this Convention and to other rules of international law. "

4. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 3, paragraph 1:

" Every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baselines determined in accordance with this Convention. "

5. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 4, paragraph 1:

" The outer limit of the territorial sea is the line every point of which is at a distance from the nearest point of the baseline equal to the breadth of the territorial sea. "

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