Presential sea

A common stated intent is protecting highly migratory transboundary fish stocks from overfishing and ocean dumping.

The objective of the policy is to ensure rational exploitation of resources, avoiding the overexploitation and subsequent collapse of delicate marine ecosystem equilibria.

A concrete application of the theory of presential sea occurred during the 1995 Turbot War, a conflict caused by the capture of a Spanish fishing vessel by the Canadian military.

Besides Chile, Argentina,[3] Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia have all proposed maritime areas that match the concept of presential sea.

[6] Article 1, final paragraph, defines the concept of a "presential sea" for the southeastern quadrant of the Pacific Ocean:Es aquel espacio oceánico comprendido entre el límite de la Zonas Económicas Exclusivas que generan las islas chilenas al interior de dicho espacio marítimo.

That oceanic space which encompasses the outermost borders of the Exclusive Economic Zones generated by the Chilean islands to the interior of that maritime space.As a result of this Chile had an international dispute with the European Union over swordfish.

Framework Agreement for the Conservation of Living Marine Resources in the High Seas of the Southwest Pacific) or the "Galapagos Agreement", Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile proposed a "Regional presential sea of the CPPS» (Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur (transl.

Canada fired shots across the bow and seized the Spanish fishing trawler Estai in waters adjacent to its EEZ, which caused the European Union to get involved.

An example of a presential sea: the zone Chile declared as the Chilean Sea , its presential sea.
Argentinian Heritage Marine Reserve, according to the legal project of Argentinian Senator Mariano Utrera. A variety of areas are included within these borders, such as legally disputed areas, recognized claims, and high seas.