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Dedicated to Ocean Exploration

June 3, 2019
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer in port in Key West.

Photo: Jill Bartolotta

One of NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research's priorities is to map the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) at depths of 200 meters or greater. This is some deep stuff. The EEZ distance from shore is dependent on a variety of factors such as proximity to territorial waters of other countries and the continental shelf... Within the EEZ a country has exclusive rights to various activities such as fishing, drilling, ocean exploration, conservation, and resource management.
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