[373] Economic Jurisdiction / 經濟管轄權, 2016
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) gives nations economic jurisdiction over the so called EEZs (exclusive economic zones) which extend 200 nautical miles into the ocean. Given the information now available on ocean floors and new exploitation techniques, these ocean areas are no longer a buffer zone between countries but instead are sharply defined and occasionally defended borders. Exclusive fishing rights are considered equally existential for nations relying on dwindling fish stocks. The US has not yet ratified the treaty.
聯合國海洋法公約（UNCLOS）賦予各國對所謂的專屬經濟區（EEZ）的經濟管轄權，專屬經濟區是指從測算領海基線量起的200海里。鑑於當今對於深海條件的資訊掌握度以及新穎的開採技術，這些海洋區域不再是國家之間的緩衝區，這些區域已被明確界定，並且是需要適時被捍衛的領土。對於依賴日益減少的魚類資源的國家而言，專屬捕魚權也同樣的極為重要。美國尚未簽署此公約。
