Decree No. 598 on fishing territory off the Faroe Islands. Country/Territory Denmark Document type Regulation Date 1976 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Sea Keyword Fishing area Fishery management and conservation Territorial sea Marine area Sovereignty Maritime zone Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 1 January 1977. Abstract This Decree defines the fishing territory in waters around the Faroe Islands. This fishing territory is delimited by a fishing line measured and drawn between the Faroe Islands and opposite coasts of Iceland, Norway, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by defined sequences of geographical co-ordinate points. Full text Danish Website www.retsinformation.dk References - Legislation Implements Law No. 597 on the Fishing Territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Legislation | Denmark | 1976 Keyword: Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree amending the Decree on the fishing territory off the Faroe Islands. Legislation | Denmark | 2009 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Foreign fishing, Enforcement/compliance, Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Dispute settlement, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX