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Blue Fin Tuna Harvesting Regulations, 2020 (L.N. 189 of 2020).

Country/Territory
Malta
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Marine fishes Data collection/reporting Offences/penalties Fishery management and conservation
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations govern blue fin tuna harvesting in Malta. Specific rules on the harvesting procedures are laid down. It is established that caged bluefin tuna shall at the moment of harvest be weighed. All the provisions of regulation 8 of the Aquaculture Operations Regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis to the operations regulated by these Regulations. Any person who contravenes these provisions shall be guilty of an offence against the Fisheries and Conservation Management Act.

Full text
English
Website
legislation.mt

References - Legislation

Implements

Fisheries Conservation and Management Act, 2001 (No. II of 2001).

Legislation | Malta | 2001 (2014)

Keyword: Framework law, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Aquaculture, Monitoring, Institution, Foreign fishing, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Exploration, Offences/penalties, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Fishing authorization, Fish disease, Animal health, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 302/2009.

Legislation | European Union | 2016

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fishes, Fishing area, Size, Total allowable catch, Bycatch, Landing, Enforcement/compliance, Foreign fishing

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Aquaculture Operations Regulations, 2017 (L.N. 157 of 2017).

Legislation | Malta | 2017

Keyword: Aquaculture, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX