Yemen Territorial Sea

Location

Key Information

TYPE

Non-MPA

Jurisdictional Authority Area

DESIGNATION

Jurisdictional Authority

LOCATED IN

National

Yemen

AREA

69,797 km²	MARINE AREA
69,797 km²	TOTAL AREA ⁱ

MANAGED BY

Government of the Yemen Arab Republic

LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)

Least restrictive ⁱ

No known restrictions on marine life removal beyond national or subnational generally applicable restrictions

DATA SOURCE(S)

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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Purpose

To establish national maritime boundaries.

Species of Concern: multiple

Regulations Summary

Restrictions

Yemen has sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of these waters. Any laws enacted by the National Assembly and the House of Representatives relating to fisheries, national environment management, merchant shipping, petroleum and mining shall apply in relation to the exploration of natural resources and the question of marine pollution in the Territorial Sea and the Exclusive Economic Zone.