UNITED KINGDOM CLAIMS NEW EXCLUSIVE FISHING ZONE AROUND FALKLAND ISLANDS

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3.1 UNITED'KINGDOM CLAIMS NEW EXCLUSIVE FISHING ZONE
AROUND FALKLAND ISLANDS
'On October 29, 1986, the United Kingdom _(UK) announced an
exclusive fishing zone of 200 nautical miles (nm) around the
Falkland Islands. Implementing legislation providing for enforce-
ment against foreign fishing vessels in a .150-nm zone is expected to
go into effect February 1, 1987: Argentina, considering the UK
action a new challenge to its claimed sovereignty over the islands,
has reacted angrily, officially rejecting such a zone, protesting to
the UN, and lobbying world leaders.
The 150=xlm,zone will be essentially the circular exclusion
zone for Argentine vessels set up by the UK after the 1982 Falklands
war (see map, next page). The 150-nm circle is drawn from a single
point located in Falklands Sound .(51040'S., 59?30'W.).
In delimiting the new zone the British have accounted for a
potential maritime boundary by truncating the circle with a rhumb
line segment connecting the following two points: 52030'S.,
63019'15"W., and 54008'41"S., 60000'W.
As reasons for the UK action, Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey
Howe cited British concerns about overfishing in the area,
Argentina's lack of support for a multilateral fishing regime,
Argentina's "aggressive patrolling" nearby, and the fishing
agreements Argentina recently has signed with Bulgaria and the
Soviet Union. "Aggressive patrolling" refers to Argentina's sinking
of a Taiwanese vessel last May within its claimed 200-nm territorial
sea around the Falklands but outside Britain's exclusion zone (see
map).
February marks the beginning of the important squid season
in the Falklands area. Tensions may heighten among the UK,
Argentina, and countries having fishing fleets in the region as the
UK enforces its new claimed zone.
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RECENT DECISIONS OF THE U$ BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
The US Board on Geographic Names has approved these name
BELIZE/MEXICO- The following name forms were approved for
the former entry ?Chetumal Bay (Bay, located at 18020'N.,
88005'W.):
Chetumal Bay (conventional);
Chetumal, Bahia [Belize];
Bahia de Chetumal [Mexico].
IRAQ, JORDAN, SAUDI ARABIA-The following name fox.ms were
approved for the former entry Jabal Unazah (Mountain, located at
32012'N., 39018'E ) :
'Unayzah, Jabal [Iraq, Jordan];
Jabal 'Unazah [Saudi Arabia].
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United Kingdom's Falkland Island Exclusive
Fishing Zone: To Be Implemented February 1 1987
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Names and boundary representation
are not necessarily authoritative.
150 nautical-mile U.K. Exclusive Fishing Zone claim
(measured from a single location; ?, 51040S, 59?30'W)
and as a rhumb line between the following positions:
52?30S, 63?1915"W and 54?08'41"S, 60000W
200 nautical-mile Argentina claim
Approximate location of the May 1986
sinking of a Taiwan fishing vessel
by Argentina
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3.2 CHILE IMPLEMENTS NEW MARITIME LAW
The official gazette of Chile on October 26, 1986, published
Law No. 18,565 which establishes a 12-nm territorial sea, a 24-nm
contiguous zone, and a 200-nm exclusive economic zone (EEZ). These
new limits are maximum limits permitted under international law.
As of December 1, approximately 71 independent states (plus
the Ukrainian SSR) had claimed an EEZ. The following is a list of
territorial sea claims and the number of adherents on this same date:
Breadth (nautical miles) Number of states
3 14
4 2
6 4
12 97 (plus
Ukrainian SSR)
15 1
20 1
30 2
35 1
50 2
70 1
200 13
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3.3 GUINEA-BISSAU AND PARAGUAY RATIFY LAW OF THE SEA CONVENTION
Guinea-Bissau on August 25, 1986, and Paraguay on
September 26, 1986, ratified the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
Thirty-two ratifications have now been deposited with the
Secretary-General of the United Nations. The LOS Convention will,
enter into force one year after the deposit of the 60th instrument
of ratification or accession (see issue 4, item 2.1, for a listing
of states that have ratified the LOS Convention).
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