200nauticalmile

The term "200 nautical mile" commonly refers to the 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). An EEZ is a maritime zone in which a sovereign state has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind. The EEZ extends from the baseline of the territorial sea out to 200 nautical miles from the coast. Within this zone, the 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. This includes resources such as fish, minerals, and oil and gas. Other states retain freedoms of navigation and overflight within the EEZ, as well as rights to lay submarine cables and pipelines, subject to the rights and duties of the coastal state. The concept of the EEZ was developed to prevent overexploitation of marine resources and to provide a framework for international cooperation in managing these resources.