India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements

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bilateral treaty framework fisheries agreement maritime boundary agreement

The India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements are bilateral treaties that define and regulate the maritime boundaries, fishing rights, and related jurisdictional issues between India and Sri Lanka in the surrounding seas.

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Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty framework ⓘ fisheries agreement ⓘ maritime boundary agreement ⓘ
addresses	arrest and detention of fishermen ⓘ incursions across the maritime boundary ⓘ use of marine living resources in boundary areas ⓘ
appliesTo	Indian fishermen ⓘ Sri Lankan fishermen ⓘ
basedOn	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
concerns	continental shelf delimitation ⓘ exclusive economic zone limits ⓘ territorial sea limits ⓘ
countryInvolved	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
definesBoundaryIn	Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mannar NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean areas adjacent to India and Sri Lanka ⓘ Palk Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Palk Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	maritime boundary lines between India and Sri Lanka ⓘ
includes	1974 Agreement on the Boundary in Historic Waters between the Two Countries and Related Matters NERFINISHED ⓘ 1976 Agreement on the Maritime Boundary in the Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ 1976 Agreement on the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Mannar NERFINISHED ⓘ 1976 Agreement on the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent understandings on fisheries cooperation ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	binding under international law ⓘ
partOf	India’s maritime boundary treaties ⓘ Sri Lanka’s maritime boundary treaties ⓘ
purpose	to clarify sovereign rights over marine resources ⓘ to prevent disputes over maritime jurisdiction ⓘ to regulate access of fishermen to shared waters ⓘ
region	South Asia ⓘ
regulates	fishing rights between India and Sri Lanka ⓘ jurisdiction over contiguous zones ⓘ jurisdiction over continental shelf areas ⓘ law enforcement at sea between India and Sri Lanka ⓘ maritime boundaries between India and Sri Lanka ⓘ
relatedTo	India–Sri Lanka relations NERFINISHED ⓘ fisheries disputes in the Palk Bay ⓘ
seaArea	Laccadive Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBy	Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Palk Strait → governedBy → India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements ⓘ