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Contents

Foreword

Tables' preview

Table A: Limits of territorial seas, fishing zones and exclusive economic zones

Table D: Compliance control and reporting conditions

Table E: Penalties for unauthorized foreign fishing

Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei - Darussalam
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Denmark

Denmark - Dependent territories

Faroe Islands
Greenland

Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
European Community
Fiji
Finland
France
France - Dependent territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Iceland
Honk Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea (Dem. P. Rep.)
Korea (Rep. of)
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives Island
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand

New Zealand - Dependent territories

Tokelau

New Zealand - Associated states

Cook Islands
Niue

Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saint Christopher & Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Sao Tome & Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Republic
United Kingdom

United Kingdom - Dependent territories

Ascension
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Montserrat
Pitcairn
Turks and Calcos
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
St. Helena & dependencies
Tristan da Cunha
Others

United States of America

U.S. Associated States

Federated States of Micronesia
Marshall Islands

U.S. Commonwealth

Northern Marianas

U.S. Trust territories

Palau

Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Western Samoa
Yemen
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
Zaire

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