Marine Administrative Boundaries Printable Version
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Use the following links to find more information from various organisations and online documents:

International Boundaries Research Unit: Based at the University of Durham this research unit is a leading source of information on boundary and territorial issues, on land and sea, around the World.

Maritime Claims: The UK Hydrographic office has published a list of maritime claims for a large number of coastal states.

Common Fisheries Policy: Information on the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy.

Irish Defence Forces: The roles and activities of the Naval Service and the Air Corps are defined here.

Fisheries Science Services: Information on the Marine Institute's Fisheries Science Services.

ICES: The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.

Total Allowable Catches (TACs): The process by which TACs are defined is outlined here.

Oceans and Law of the Sea: Information on the Law of the Sea Conferences and the Convention text can be found on this site.

Marine Law: The Marine Law and Ocean Policy Centre is located at NUI, Galway.

Legislation

Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959: This Act defines the baseline and the extent of the territorial seas among others.

Maritime Jurisdiction Act (Straight Baselines) Order, 1959: This order lists the co-ordinates defining the line-segments of the straight baseline.

Maritime Jurisdiction Act (Charts) Order, 1959: This order defines the Admiralty Charts as the official charts relating to the Maritime Jurisdiction Act.

Maritime Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 1988: This Act extended the Irish Territorial sea to 12 nautical miles.

Territorial Sea Act (U.K.) Act, 1987: This Act extended the U.K. Territorial sea to 12 nautical miles.

Maritime Jurisdiction (Exclusive Fisheries Limits) Order, 1976: This Order defined the Irish 200 nautical mile Exclusive Fisheries Zone.

Irish Conservation Box: The text of the European Commission's regulation defining the Irish Conservation Box.