fiskveiðilögsaga
Fiskveiðilögsaga, a term originating from Icelandic, translates to "fishing zone jurisdiction" or "fishery zone." It refers to the maritime area over which a coastal state exercises sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring, exploiting, conserving, and managing living marine resources. This concept is central to international maritime law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Under UNCLOS, coastal states have exclusive rights within their Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which extends up
The concept of fiskveiðilögsaga gained prominence in the latter half of the 20th century as nations sought