Australian Exclusive Economic Zone

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The Australian Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area surrounding Australia over which it has special rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage marine resources under international law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exclusive economic zone
maritime zone
adjacentTo Australian territorial sea
high seas
appliesTo waters adjacent to Australian external territories
waters adjacent to Tasmania
waters adjacent to the Australian mainland
beyond Australian territorial sea
containsResource fish stocks
marine biodiversity
mineral resources
natural gas resources
offshore petroleum resources
country Australia
duty conserve living resources
protect marine environment
governedBy Australian government
surface form: Australian Government
includes seabed
subsoil
water column
legalBasis United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
maximumExtent 200 nautical miles from baselines
measuredFrom Australian baselines
overlapsWith maritime zones of neighbouring states
partOf Australian maritime zones
purpose economic development
environmental protection
resource conservation
regulatedBy Australian environmental laws
Australian fisheries laws
Australian offshore petroleum laws
relatedTo Sahul Shelf
surface form: Australian continental shelf
requires maritime boundary agreements with neighbouring states
right conduct marine scientific research
conserve marine resources
establish artificial islands
establish offshore installations
exploit marine resources
explore marine resources
manage marine resources
shortName Australian Exclusive Economic Zone self-linksurface differs
surface form: Australian EEZ
sovereignState Australia
subjectTo freedom of navigation for other states
freedom of overflight for other states
laying of submarine cables by other states
laying of submarine pipelines by other states
unitOfDistance nautical mile

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Coral Sea partOf Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
Australian Exclusive Economic Zone shortName Australian Exclusive Economic Zone self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Australian EEZ
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone adjacentTo Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
Browse Basin regulatoryJurisdiction Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
this entity surface form: Commonwealth waters of Australia
Commonwealth marine parks locatedIn Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
Northern Marine Region (Australia) locatedIn Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
Australian territorial sea adjacentTo Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
this entity surface form: Australian exclusive economic zone
Australian territorial sea relatedConcept Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
this entity surface form: Australian exclusive economic zone