New York State territorial waters

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New York State territorial waters are the coastal and inland marine areas under New York’s legal authority, encompassing its ocean, estuarine, and Great Lakes waters where the state manages resources and enforces environmental and wildlife regulations.


Statements (65)
Predicate Object
instanceOf jurisdictional marine area
territorial waters
appliesToJurisdiction New York State
borderedBy Canadian waters on Lake Erie
Canadian waters on Lake Ontario
Canadian waters on the St. Lawrence River
Connecticut territorial waters
New Jersey territorial waters
Rhode Island territorial waters
country United States of America
environmentalProtectionStatus regulated for coastal zone management
regulated for fisheries management
regulated for habitat conservation
regulated for water quality
governedBy New York State Clean Water regulations
New York State Coastal Erosion Hazard Area Act
New York State Coastal Management Program
New York State Coastal Zone Management policies
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Fish and Wildlife
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Marine Resources
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Water
New York State Department of State
New York State Environmental Conservation Law
New York State Marine Fisheries regulations
New York State Navigation Law
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
New York State Shellfish Sanitation Program
New York State Tidal Wetlands Act
hasPart Atlantic Ocean coastal waters of New York
East River
Great South Bay
Hudson River tidal waters
Jamaica Bay waters under New York jurisdiction
Lake Erie waters under New York jurisdiction
Lake Ontario waters under New York jurisdiction
Long Island Sound waters under New York jurisdiction
Long Island coastal bays and estuaries
Lower New York Bay NERFINISHED
New York Harbor waters under New York jurisdiction
New York’s coastal estuaries
New York’s marine and coastal district
New York’s nearshore Atlantic Ocean waters
New York’s tidal wetlands
Niagara River waters under New York jurisdiction
Peconic Bay
St. Lawrence River waters under New York jurisdiction
Upper New York Bay NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
partOf State of New York
subjectTo United States Clean Water Act
United States Coastal Zone Management Act
United States Endangered Species Act
United States Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
United States Marine Mammal Protection Act
United States federal maritime law
usedFor aquaculture
coastal recreation
commercial fishing
dredging and navigation channel maintenance
port and harbor activities
recreational boating
recreational fishing
shipping and navigation
wildlife habitat

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Division of Fish and Wildlife
jurisdiction

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