coastal State definition

coastal State means a State of the United States in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or one or more of the Great Lakes; for the purposes of this title, the term also includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and American Samoa;
coastal State means a State in whose territory, including its territorial sea, a marine casualty or marine incident occurs.
coastal State means a Contracting Party having an exclusive economic zone within the Convention Area;

Examples of coastal State in a sentence

  • Such recommendations shall be consistent with any measures of general application adopted by the Commission and shall require the consent of the coastal State Contracting Party or Parties concerned on the matters on which such consent is required under Article 20 paragraph 4 and Article 21 paragraph 2.


More Definitions of coastal State

coastal State. ’ means any State of the United States in or bordering on the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Oceans, or the Gulf of Mex- ico;
coastal State means the State in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction or in the ports of which an activity takes place;
coastal State. ’ means any State of the
coastal State. ’ means a State in, or bor- dering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or one or more of the Great Lakes;
coastal State means a Contracting Party exercising fisheries jurisdiction in waters forming part of the Convention Area;
coastal State means the state of the Exclusive Economic Zone in which the unit is operating. The affected state can apply its rights, jurisdiction and duties that are deemed applicable in accordance with the Article 56.1 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);
coastal State means the Government of the State exercising administrative control over the drilling operations of the unit.