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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The Philippines has released footage showing the Chinese coast guard deploying water cannons to drive away a fisheries bureau vessel operating within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Deals prompted dismay in Wellington The Cook Islands has a large and lucrative exclusive economic zone, with Brown’s government exploring prospects for deep sea mining activity.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Earlier, Japan said the Liaoning sailed within its exclusive economic zone near Minamitorishima, a remote island east of Iwo Jima.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 June 2025
The Shandong conducted flight operations with its fighter jets and helicopters within Japan's 230-mile-wide exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around the island, according to a Japanese Defense Ministry map.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Deals prompted dismay in Wellington The Cook Islands has a large and lucrative exclusive economic zone, with Brown’s government exploring prospects for deep sea mining activity.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Earlier, Japan said the Liaoning sailed within its exclusive economic zone near Minamitorishima, a remote island east of Iwo Jima.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 June 2025
The Shandong conducted flight operations with its fighter jets and helicopters within Japan's 230-mile-wide exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around the island, according to a Japanese Defense Ministry map.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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“Exclusive economic zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusive%20economic%20zone. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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