[OSM-talk] Fwd: Fix maritime borders of Ceuta and Melilla (Spain)

[Andrew Davidson]

On 3/2/21 8:21 am, Andy Townsend wrote:
> 
>> As a source, http://www.seaaroundus.org/data/#/eez 
>> <http://www.seaaroundus.org/data/#/eez> can be used to see the 
>> territorial waters of Ceuta and Melilla that is equal to EEZ. For me 
>> is difficult to find any other source of maritime border.
> 
> I've not found a suitable source either - that's why I hoped that 
> posting here would help!

The Spanish law says that in the absence of an agreement with another 
country, their territorial sea shall not extend beyond the median line:

https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/LIS149-Spain.pdf

Moroccan law also has the same arrangement:

https://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/MAR_1973_Act.pdf

As there is no agreement between the two countries it would appear that 
they both think the boundary is the median line. However Morocco amended 
their law last year:

https://www.moroccoembassy.co.za/morocco-in-the-news/260-morocco-updates-its-maritime-legislation-to-un-standards

Details in English are sparse (they haven't sent the required paper work 
to the UN yet), but the changes appear to be about their Atlantic 
maritime boundaries.