exclusive economic zone

noun

: the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it

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Scarborough Shoal, which sits amid rich fishing grounds, has been effectively controlled by China since 2012 despite its location inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. — Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025 Refusal to share details Cook Islands, with a population of 15,000, a tourism economy and a large exclusive economic zone, is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand, which provides the bulk of development funding. — Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025 These waters are closer to a major Philippine island than the reefs that have typically been the focus of the neighbors' territorial dispute and well within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ)—where maritime law grants Manila the sole rights to natural resources. — William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 This week, the three ships were traveling within about 150 nautical miles of Sydney, outside Australia’s territorial waters but within its exclusive economic zone, according to an Australian government official speaking on condition of anonymity. — Victoria Kim, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclusive economic zone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exclusive economic zone was in 1975

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