The Method for Delimiting the Maritime Boundary in the Internal Waters Between Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province and the Coastal Provinces of Vietnam

Abstract

The study is based on the legislative documents and the locality's management situation, which propose defining maritime boundaries in the internal waters of the Baria-Vung Tau coastal province of Vietnam. Defining the boundary is a legal document that serves as a foundation for local administrative management as well as a document that supports relevant policies, such as clearly defining the scope of objects operating in local waters. This is also a document for local governments to use as a foundation for marine resource management, determining the extent of marine space for planning purposes, and allocating a portion to organizations and individuals to use and exploit by Vietnamese government regulations. The national topographic map of the VN2000 system established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been adjusted and supplemented with the latest data used to build the plan. The determination of maritime boundaries has been technicalized and applied in many countries. All methods are based on the fairness principle, which two sides can agree to and accept. The results provide technical solutions to define maritime boundaries based on coastal morphological characteristics, management situation, and legal documents of the State of Vietnam.