Belgian exclusive economic zone

E801524

exclusive economic zone maritime zone

The Belgian exclusive economic zone is a designated area of the North Sea where Belgium holds special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources beyond its territorial waters.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Belgium exclusive economic zone	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	exclusive economic zone ⓘ maritime zone ⓘ
borders	Dutch exclusive economic zone ⓘ French exclusive economic zone ⓘ United Kingdom exclusive economic zone ⓘ
contains	designated marine protected areas ⓘ offshore wind farms ⓘ sand extraction zones ⓘ shipping lanes ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
environmentalConcerns	habitat disturbance from offshore activities ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ shipping-related risks ⓘ
extendsFrom	Belgian territorial sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	Belgian federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Public Service Economy, SMEs, Self-employed and Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Belgian EEZ NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArea	approximately 3454 square kilometres ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainPortConnection	Port of Ostend NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Zeebrugge NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMaximumDistanceFromCoast	up to 200 nautical miles subject to delimitation with neighbours ⓘ
hasRightsOver	artificial islands and offshore installations ⓘ conservation of marine resources ⓘ exploitation of marine resources ⓘ exploration of marine resources ⓘ management of marine resources ⓘ marine scientific research authorization ⓘ offshore oil and gas exploration subject to regulation ⓘ offshore wind energy production ⓘ
locatedIn	North Sea ⓘ Northeast Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitoredBy	Belgian Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Belgian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Belgian Scientific Service for the North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Belgian part of the North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulatedBy	Belgian Marine Environment Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Belgian Maritime Zones Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	European Union marine environmental directives NERFINISHED ⓘ fisheries agreements with neighbouring states ⓘ international maritime law ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ marine scientific research ⓘ military exercises ⓘ offshore renewable energy ⓘ sand and gravel extraction ⓘ shipping ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Belgian territorial waters → adjacentTo → Belgian exclusive economic zone ⓘ

United Kingdom exclusive economic zone → neighboringEEZ → Belgian exclusive economic zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgium exclusive economic zone