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Chapter 1 of Title 19 of the Kosrae State Code (Marine Resources) - General Provisions.

Country/Territory
Micronesia, Fed. States
Territorial subdivision
Kosrae
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Marine pollution Institution Policy/planning EIA
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Chapter: (a) gives interpretation related to protection and conservation of marine resources of the State of Kosrae; (b) defines the sovereign rights of the State relative to exploring, exploiting, conserving, managing, and developing living and non-living resources within the fishery waters; (c) charges the Department of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries with the administration of the management, conservation and development of state fishery waters; (d) grants regulation-making powers to the Director of the Department for these purposes; and (e) requires a person wishing to carry out an activity that may affect to quality of fishery water to inform the Director who may require a environmental impact assessment to be submitted. The Director shall have the right to submit comments before any final decision is made by any State government authority concerning any development or activity that may affect the environmental quality of the fishery waters.

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Website
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