Act on Fishing Outside of Icelandic Jurisdiction. Country/Territory Iceland Document type Legislation Date 1996 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Basic legislation Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Foreign fishing Migratory species High seas Total allowable catch Allocation/quota Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Hunting/capture Marine mammals Aquatic animals Aquatic plants Geographical area Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act provides rules relative to fishing for or harvesting of marine resources (including marine mammals and marine flora) by Icelandic vessels outside waters under Icelandic jurisdiction. In case of stocks caught both within and outside Iceland’s jurisdiction or Icelandic straddling stocks, the provisions of the Act on Fisheries Management shall apply as appropriate. Full text English