Archipelagic Waters and Maritime Jurisdiction (Exclusive Economic Zone and Territorial Sea Limits) Order (S.I. No. 24 of 2012). Country/Territory Bahamas Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette of The Bahamas Extraordinary 2 March, 2012. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Sovereignty Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Order, made under section 8 of the Archipelagic Waters and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, defines the outer limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone between the geographical coordinates (which are connected by geodesic lines) as set out in the Schedule. Wherever such line is twelve nautical miles or less from the archipelagic baselines, it shall constitute the outer limit of the territorial sea adjacent to The Bahamas between the points as indicated in the First Schedule. Full text English Website laws.bahamas.gov.bs References - Legislation Implements Archipelagic Waters and Maritime Jurisdiction Act (Cap. 282). Legislation | Bahamas | 1993 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX