33 C.F.R. § 2.20
Territorial sea baseline
Territorial sea baseline means the line defining the shoreward extent of the territorial sea of the United States drawn according to the principles, as recognized by the United States, of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 15 U.S.T. 1606, and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 21 I.L.M. 1261. Normally, the territorial sea baseline is the mean low water line along the coast of the United States.
Charts depicting the territorial sea baseline are available for examination in accordance with § 1.10-5 of this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
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cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2023 · leading case: Dept. of Rev. v. New Sea Escape Cruises, 894 So. 2d 954 (Fla. 2005).
Dept. of Rev. v. New Sea Escape Cruises, 894 So. 2d 954 (Fla. 2005). “See 33 C.F.R. §§ 2.20 , 2.22, 2.30, 2.32 (2004).”
In re: B & J Inc (W.D. La. 2023). “” 33 C.F.R. § 2.20 . Furthermore, “all waters seaward of the territorial sea baseline” mean the high seas, which are all waters not included in a nation’s exclusive economic zone, the territorial sea (i.”
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