Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Chuuk State Code - Tide Lands. Country/Territory Micronesia, Fed. States Territorial subdivision Chuuk Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Traditional rights/customary rights Gender Coastal zone management Ownership Wetlands Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Chapter concerns the procedures for the application for a permit “to excavate, fill or borrow” tidelands, defines traditional and customary rights of the people of the Chuuk State in respect of tidelands and the granting of (ownership) rights in respect of such land by the State to people of Chuuk. Tidelands within the meaning of the Chuuk Constitution are those marine lands from the shore to the face of the reef that are shallow enough for traditional fishing activity by women. Full text English Website fsmlaw.org