Federal waters go out 12 nautical miles; a weaker set of claims goes out 24 nautical miles, and the “Exclusive Economic Zone” goes out 200 nautical miles.
All of the boundaries are subject to “or half the distance to the next country, whichever comes first.”
Federal waters go out 12 nautical miles”
No, post #81 is correct. Depending on state and location it’s 3 and 12. I know of no Federal 12 mile unless it’s some fishing or other type of regulation, I am unaware of.