Moreover, in the 1970s several countries expanded sovereignty over their coastal waters to the 200-mile limit, much to the chagrin of many long-distance fishing nations.
民國六十年代，各國紛紛劃二百浬經濟海域後，漁類資源最豐富的地區，全成了「私國財產」，遠洋漁業發達的國家個個「望洋興嘆」。