Law No. 597 on the Fishing Territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Country/Territory Denmark Document type Legislation Date 1976 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Sovereignty Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract A Law to extend the fishing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Prime Minister shall be empowered to enact that the fishing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark be extended to a breadth of 200 nautical miles (1 nautical mile = 1,852 metres) so that the fishing territory, in addition to the internal waters, shall comprise waters along the coasts of the Kingdom of Denmark, delimited by a line (the fishing limit) which at every point is 200 nautical miles from the baselines applicable at any given time. The extension may be effected for one area at a time. Full text English/Danish References - Legislation Implemented by Order No. 176 on fishing territory by Greenland. Legislation | Denmark | 1980 Keyword: Fishing area, Fishery management and conservation, Zoning, Marine area, Maritime zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 598 on fishing territory off the Faroe Islands. Legislation | Denmark | 1976 Keyword: Fishing area, Fishery management and conservation, Territorial sea, Marine area, Sovereignty, Maritime zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX Executive Order relative to the Fishery Territory of Denmark (No. 628 of 1976). Legislation | Denmark | 1976 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 598 on the Fishing Territory of the Faeroe Islands. Legislation | Faeroe Islands (Denmark) | 1976 Keyword: Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order relative to the Fishery Territory of Greenland (No 629 of 1976). Legislation | Greenland (Denmark) | 1976 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order relative to the Fishery Territory of the Faeroes (No 598 of 1976). Legislation | Faeroe Islands (Denmark) | 1976 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX