THis confuses economic or fishing zones with territorial waters, which
are 3 miles for US, although many countries claim 12.

There is a similar line (Called "The Hague Line") between US and
Canadian fishing waters south of the Bay of Fundy. Canadian CG
sometimes arrests US fishboats that cross the line.

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:31:17 -0500, "FamilySailor" wrote:

In Texas the State has jurisdiction out 3 miles. If you are more that 3
miles offshore you are out of the state, but the line for the US goes out
into the Gulf of Mexico until it borders Mexican waters and that is........
not sure exactly, but over 150 miles offshore. The US / Mexican border runs
straight out from where the Rio Grand river spills into the Gulf of Mexico.
I know, because I commercial fished along the line 20 years ago and Mexican
gun boats ran along the line looking for boats that floated across that line
staying by their fishing gear as it drifted. They would confiscate your
boat, gear, crew and you and throw you in jail, until your family could pay
some ungodly $200,000 fine or more, depending on how nice your boat was and
how much they thought your family might have. I would have rotted there.

Not sure how far it extends out in the Atlantic or Pacific. I know there are
no international water in the Gulf of Mexico though.

Sea Yawl,
John



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a


"Never eat more in a single day than your head weighs." --Jim Harrison

Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote:
THis confuses economic or fishing zones with territorial waters, which
are 3 miles for US, although many countries claim 12.

Hmm? Acccording to a boilerplate note on every US chart I've got, the US
territorial sea is also 12 miles. (It was expanded on 27 December 1988.)

"andrew m. boardman" wrote in message

| Hmm? Acccording to a boilerplate note on every US chart I've got, the US
| territorial sea is also 12 miles. (It was expanded on 27 December 1988.)

Whoa Nellie..... Canada claims a 300 mile limit! I thought the USA did as
well!

CM

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message ...
"andrew m. boardman" wrote in message

| Hmm? Acccording to a boilerplate note on every US chart I've got, the US
| territorial sea is also 12 miles. (It was expanded on 27 December 1988.)

Whoa Nellie..... Canada claims a 300 mile limit! I thought the USA did as
well!

CM


You Cankkoks can claim the whole ocean, The only thing that matters is
can you enforce it. With the state of your Navy, I would fell free to
run about your terrioritorial waters without risk of being
bothered.....er, unless it's to rescue one of your downed helocopters.
;O)

Joe

"Joe" wrote in message
| You Cankkoks can claim the whole ocean, The only thing that matters is
| can you enforce it. With the state of your Navy, I would fell free to
| run about your terrioritorial waters without risk of being
| bothered.....er, unless it's to rescue one of your downed helocopters.
| ;O)

Thank Gawd for that... they don't bother us either... no jack-booted
boarding's and Coast Guard patrols the fishing boats...... if I see a
chopper I make certain to stay well out of it's drop zone... those things
fall for no reason at all!!

It's not like we have a big smuggling problem... pot is legal!

;-)

CM

Capt.,
Legal eh. What a concept. Bet your prisons aren't as over crowded as
ours are either.
Paul

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
news
It's not like we have a big smuggling problem... pot is legal!

;-)

CM

Well not exactly 'legal'... but the courts refuse to prosecute because it's
an infringement on our Charter Of Rights. Courts refuse to prosecute and
cops refuse to arrest. Full legalization is a year or 2 away.... but
heck.... nobody is being arrested.

We're facing all kinds of threats from the USA if we proceed because it
would hold their "War on Drugs" to ridicule! Oh well... here's hoping they
get over it! ;-)

BTW - why is you guys always have to be at "War" about something???

CM


"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
...
| Capt.,
| Legal eh. What a concept. Bet your prisons aren't as over crowded as
| ours are either.
| Paul
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
| news |
| It's not like we have a big smuggling problem... pot is legal!
|
| ;-)
|
| CM
|
|
|
|

Just for the record, the 300 mile limit is a fishing management area, not to
be confused with the the typical 12 mile limit to international waters.

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...

"andrew m. boardman" wrote in message

| Hmm? Acccording to a boilerplate note on every US chart I've got, the
US
| territorial sea is also 12 miles. (It was expanded on 27 December
1988.)

Whoa Nellie..... Canada claims a 300 mile limit! I thought the USA did as
well!

CM

Look Dude... we're out there boarding vessels and towing them in if they
break the law really really really badly.

CM

"Norm Taylor" wrote in message
...
| Just for the record, the 300 mile limit is a fishing management area, not
to
| be confused with the the typical 12 mile limit to international waters.
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
| ...
|
| "andrew m. boardman" wrote in message
|
| | Hmm? Acccording to a boilerplate note on every US chart I've got, the
| US
| | territorial sea is also 12 miles. (It was expanded on 27 December
| 1988.)
|
| Whoa Nellie..... Canada claims a 300 mile limit! I thought the USA did
as
| well!
|
| CM
|
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