New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone extends 200 nautical miles from any of our islands, covering some 4.8 million square kilometres. This vast area is the extent of fisheries governed by our fishing quota management system. It still does not encompass the area of our continental shelf, coloured yellow in this map from the National Institute of Water and Astmosphere. Governments worldwide are currently investigating the possibility of extending national waters to cover the continental shelf.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 313, 1 August 2004, Page 13
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81New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone extends 200 nautical miles from any of our islands, covering some 4.8 million square kilometres. This vast area is the extent of fisheries governed by our fishing quota management system. It still does not encompass the area of our continental shelf, coloured yellow in this map from the National Institute of Water and Astmosphere. Governments worldwide are currently investigating the possibility of extending national waters to cover the continental shelf. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERE Forest and Bird, Issue 313, 1 August 2004, Page 13
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