Question

The oceanic resources beyond ______ nautical miles of the Exclusive Economic Zone belong to open ocean and no individual/country can utilise these without the concurrence of international institutions.
1. 50
2. 150
3. 100
4. 200

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 200

The correct answer is 200.

• The oceanic resources from the coast to 12 nautical miles are territorial ocean or under the country's control.
• The resources beyond 200 nautical miles are controlled by international institutions.
• If a country wants to use the resource beyond 200 nautical miles, then it has to take permission from international institutions.
• Example for Oceanic resources is- food, fuels, minerals, natural gas, tourism, etc.

• The International Ocean Institute is a world-leading independent, non-governmental non-profit organization.
• IOI trains young and mid-career practitioners in contemporary approaches to coastal and ocean management, with an emphasis on the moral, ethical, and legal values in Ocean Governance.
• In 1972, the IOI was founded by Professor Elisabeth Mann Borgese and its establishment was a milestone.
• In the struggle to promote the concept of Pacem in Maribus and the conservation of the ocean and its resources so that future generations can share in their benefits.
• The mission of the IOI is to ensure the sustainability of the oceans as the source of life and to uphold and expand the principle of the common heritage of mankind as enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.