The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was declared in 1977 after North Korea had contested the validity of the Northern Limit Lines (NLL) set up after the Korean War as maritime borders. The EEZ has not been codified in law and North Korea has never specified its coordinates, making it difficult to determine its specific scope.

An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind. [1]

South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone Flanders Marine Institute (2023). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (200NM), version 12.

In the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Korea, other States or their nationals enjoy, subject to the relevant provisions of the Convention, the freedoms of navigation and overflight and...

Despite multiple rounds of talks, South Korea and China have been unable to reconcile their overlapping exclusive economic zone (EEZ) claims in the Yellow Sea and northern East China Sea, including around Socotra Rock (Ieodo in Korean). A primary obstacle to an agreement has been each side’s use of different approaches for drawing a maritime ...

Despite multiple rounds of talks, South Korea and China have been unable to reconcile their overlapping exclusive economic zone (EEZ) claims in the Yellow Sea and northern East China Sea, including around Socotra Rock (Ieodo in Korean). A primary obstacle to an agreement has been each side’s use of different approaches for drawing a maritime ...

There are disputes between China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea over the extent of their respective exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the East China Sea. The dispute between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Japan concerns the different application of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which both nations ...

2023年12月15日 · This study focused on marine sand mining in the West Sea EEZ in South Korea, which extends from offshore areas to 200 nautical miles (360 km) out to the ocean and has been awarded sovereign rights over the country’s natural resources.

EEZ is defined as 200 nautical miles from the baseline (mean low-water mark) and excludes the territorial waters. Although foreign ships and aircraft are allowed innocent passage through the EEZ, resource development and fishing activities are limited. Both South Korea and Japan proclaimed 200 nautical miles of EEZ in 1996.

Delimitation of overlapping continental shelf and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) entitlements is thus necessary. In particular, maritime delimitation in the Yellow Sea is seen as important with respect to the management of the region’s substantial fisheries resources.