territorial waters
Nation's sea zone
Territorial waters are the coastal waters under a nation's sovereignty, typically extending twelve nautical miles from shore.
Within this zone, a country has full jurisdiction over fishing, navigation, and resource extraction.
The tanker was seized after entering territorial waters without permission.
Beyond territorial waters lie international waters, open to all nations.
Submerged perimeter of landmass
- baselineStandard for comparison
- nautical milesMarine distance units
- coastal stateState with ocean access
- high seasWaters beyond jurisdiction
adjacency · innocent passage · sovereign rights · median line · equidistance
Legal coastal water crossing
- shipping lanesDesignated ocean travel paths
- freedom of navigationRight to traverse international waters
- straitsConnecting water channels
- sea lanesDesignated ocean passages
Maritime safety and rescue service
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
interdiction · smuggling · trafficking · incursion · encroachment · violation · interception · boarding
Verbal clash over differences
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- tensionStretched or strained state
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
standoff · warships · gunboat diplomacy · blockade · naval engagement · hostilities · sea power · flashpoint
Fixed assigned amount
- trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- catch limitsMaximum allowable harvest amounts
- fisherySeafood harvesting enterprise
exclusive rights · poaching · illegal fishing · licensing · fishing grounds · sustainable harvest · bycatch · drift nets
continental shelf
Submerged perimeter of landmass
- baselineStandard for comparison
- nautical milesMarine distance units
- coastal stateState with ocean access
high seas · adjacency · innocent passage · sovereign rights · median line · equidistance
innocent passage
Legal coastal water crossing
- shipping lanesDesignated ocean travel paths
- freedom of navigationRight to traverse international waters
- straitsConnecting water channels
coast guard
Maritime safety and rescue service
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
inspection · interdiction · smuggling · trafficking · incursion · encroachment · violation · interception · boarding · detention
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- tensionStretched or strained state
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
confrontation · standoff · warships · gunboat diplomacy · blockade · naval engagement · hostilities · sea power · flashpoint · posturing
quota
Fixed assigned amount
- trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- catch limitsMaximum allowable harvest amounts
fishery · exclusive rights · poaching · illegal fishing · licensing · fishing grounds · sustainable harvest · bycatch · drift nets · factory ships
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- Indian OceanArabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Andaman Sea
- territoryland, region, domain, realm, dominion
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
- boundary mapsboundary line, boundary lines, political map, national boundary, national borders
- Coast Guardlighthouse, gunboat, Coastie, buoys, coast guard
territorial watersinternational waters
Ocean beyond national jurisdiction
high seas · open seas · open sea · freedom of the seas · inland waters
water, territory, watered, terrace, terrain, watering, waters, territorial, terrestrial