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Chapter 1 of Title 25 of the Chuuk State Code - State Fishery Zone Act of 1983.

Country/Territory
Micronesia, Fed. States
Territorial subdivision
Chuuk
Document type
Legislation
Date
1984 (2001)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Basic legislation Marine fisheries Fishing area Foreign fishing Traditional rights/customary rights Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Fishery management and conservation Maritime zone EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

The purpose of this Act is to promote economic development and to manage and conserve living sea resources within the jurisdiction of the State of Chuuk. For this purpose the Act establishes a State Fishery Zone, grants additional powers to the Micronesian Maritime Authority to regulate the conservation and management of all marine living resources in the Zone, provides with respect to protection of the traditional fishing over submerged reefs and regulates foreign fishing.

Full text
English
Website
fsmlaw.org