Ribolovne zone država Europske unije.

The aim of the research is to analyse and review European Union States which have a declared fishing zone, i.e. fishing or fishing-ecological area. The paper analyses the regulations of European Union States related to the fishing area. The topic has been analysed from legal point of view as a whole, but separated from other legal regimes at sea. The basic scientific hypothesis has been done in the form of the assertion that it is of the interest of the coastal state to declare fishing zone and to enlarge the jurisdiction at sea for the preservation and protection of natural marine life as well as enabling the responsible and sustainable exploration. The author has analysed the institute of the fishing zone and advocates the advantages of that area for the State, as well as the protection of marine life, the protection from excessive hunting and fishing, the protection of the sea pollution and the economic development of the coastal State. There have been analysed and compared national regulations of the States which have declared fishing zone and especially protected ecological and fishing zone of The Republic of Croatia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]