territorial waters
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American Samoa banned deep-sea mining in its territorial waters in 2024, but the auction concerns the federally controlled Outer Continental Shelf beyond that limit.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
A third vessel was hit just outside Romania’s territorial waters, leaving seven crew members missing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Contemporary disputes involve the right of innocent passage through other countries’ territorial waters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Mariana Islands, Guam and American Samoa all want at least a temporary ban on deep-sea mining in their territorial waters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
However, the humpback whales of the inside waters were exposed to additional exploitation as they migrated across the high seas or through the coastal territorial waters of British Columbia, Washington, California, and Baja California.
From Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska by United States Department of Commerce
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