領海

りょうかい
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Territorial waters: the maritime area over which a state exercises sovereignty, typically extending a defined distance from the coast and affecting fishing rights and jurisdiction.

Noun

Examples

その船は無許可で日本の領海に入ったと報告された。

The vessel was reported to have entered Japanese territorial waters without permission.

領海の境界を巡って近隣国と交渉が行われた。

Negotiations were held with a neighboring country over the boundary of territorial waters.

漁船は領海内で漁をする権利があるが、他国の領海では規制がある。

Fishing boats have the right to fish within their territorial waters, but there are regulations in other countries' territorial waters.