Act on the Optimization of Domestic Distribution of the Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants(Act No. 79 of 2020). Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Aquatic animals Aquatic plants Data collection/reporting Fish products Fishery management and conservation Fishing vessel Foreign fishing High seas Authorization/permit Internal trade International trade Certification Marine fisheries Marine fishes Offences/penalties Transport/storage Sustainable development Sustainable use Transshipment Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract In view of the fact that there is a risk that domestic fishery resources are decreased due to the distribution of aquatic animals and plants illegally caught or gathered in Japan and that there is an increasing international need to prevent the import of aquatic animals and plants that were illegally caught or gathered overseas, the purpose of this Act is to ensure the proper domestic distribution, import and export of specified aquatic animals and plants, so as to prevent the distribution of illegally caught or gathered aquatic animals and plants, and thereby to contribute to the prevention of illegal fishing and to the sustainable use of fishery resources as well as to the sound development of the fisheries and the related industries. Full text English Website www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp References - Legislation Implemented by Regulations for Enforcement of the Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants(Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries No. 39 of 2022). Legislation | Japan | 2022 Keyword: Aquatic animals, Aquatic plants, Data collection/reporting, Fish products, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing vessel, Foreign fishing, High seas, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, International trade, Certification, Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Transport/storage, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Transshipment Source: FAO, FAOLEX