Territorial Sea and Fishing Zones Act (R.S., c. T-7, s. 1). Country/Territory Canada Document type Legislation Date 1964 (1996) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act respecting the territorial sea and fishing zones of Canada. Subject Fisheries, Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Fishing area Fishery management and conservation Sovereignty Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract "Subject to any exceptions under section 5, the territorial sea of Canada comprises those areas having as their inner limits, the baselines described in section 5 and, as their outer limits, lines measured seaward and equidistant from such baselines so that each point of the outer limit line of the territorial sea is distant twelve nautical miles from the nearest point on the baselines" (subsect. 3.1). The Governor in Council may, by Order, issue one or more lists of geographical coordinates from which the baselines may be determined (subsect. 5.1). The fishing zones of Canada comprise such areas of the sea adjacent to the coast of Canada as may be prescribed by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 5.1. (6 sections) Full text English Website www.gc.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Territorial Sea Geographical Co-ordinates Order. Legislation | Canada | 1972 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Territorial Sea Geographical Co-ordinates (Area 7) Order. Legislation | Canada | 1985 Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Canadian Laws Offshore Application Act (S.C. 1990, c. C-18.5). Legislation | Canada | 1990 (1996) Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Oceans Act (S.C. 1996, c. 31). Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2019) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Policy/planning, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Indigenous peoples, Marine protected areas, Basic legislation, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Institution, Coastal zone management, Sovereignty, Protected area, Biodiversity, Marine area, Endangered species, Integrated management, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX