Location
Key Information
| 4,438,263 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 4,438,263 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
Boundary: Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (200NM), version 11. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/. (Unmodified)
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January 2023
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Purpose
To establish national maritime boundaries.
Species of Concern: multiple
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
Japan has has sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of these waters. Fishing restrictions, such as bag limits, seasons, and size restrictions apply. Please consult the local fishing laws, some of which are referenced on this page, for more information.
The following restrictions apply:
1. Build, remodel, or expand a structure; create residential land, clear land, or change land characteristics;
2. mine minerals, or take stone or soil;
3. landfilling or reclaim the water surface;
4. capture or kill an animal, or collect or damage an animal's egg; release animals;
5. discard or leave waste;
6. use of horses, vehicles, carriages, power boats, or landing of aircraft;
7. an act that may affect the conservation of the natural environment in the wilderness conservation area.
Allowed
Acts the Minister of the Environment deems it particularly necessary for academic research or other public interest reasons and permits it, or if it is taken as an emergency measure necessary for an emergency disaster; create conditions necessary to conserve the natural environment; acts performed as execution of conservation projects; regular management or simple acts specified by the ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment that do not risk interfering with the conservation of the natural environment.