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Baselines around the Archipelagos of Kiribati Regulations, 2014.

Country/Territory
Kiribati
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Continental shelf EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

These Regulations lay down rules for the specification of the baselines around the Archipelagos of Kiribati. According to these Regulations, baseline is defined as “from which the breadth of the territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf is measured” and archipelago is defined as "a group of islands, including parts of islands, interconnecting waters and other natural features which are so closely interrelated that such islands, waters and other natural features form an intrinsic geographical, economic and political entity, or which historically have been regarded as such". The geographic coordinates of the baselines of around the Archipelagos are listed in the Schedules.

Full text
English
Website
www.ffa.int

References - Legislation

Implements

Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011 (No. 4 of 2011).

Legislation | Kiribati | 2011

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Management/conservation, Enforcement/compliance, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX