This month alone, more than 20 countries have submitted claims for continental shelf areas stretching beyond their 200 - nautical - mile exclusive economic zones. (scientificamerican.com)
What do international treaties say about claiming artificial island to claim territorial waters and exclusive economic zone around on it? (politics.stackexchange.com)
For example, the majority of species that were considered very poorly represented (less than two percent of their range found in marine protected areas) are found in exclusive economic zones. (sciencedaily.com)