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Cultivation of Coral Species on artificial substrates for export regulations No. 1 of 2017.

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Extraordinary) No. 2032/5, 14 August 2017, pp. 1A-5A.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Mariculture Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Aquatic animals International trade Authorization/permit Coral Trade in species Aquaculture
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

These Regulations, consisting of 15 sections and three Schedules, shall permit the import of coral species which are not reported to be present in Sri Lanka waters. Every permit to import any species of corals which are listed in the convention on International Trade in Endangered species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) shall be obtained from the Department of Wild Life Conservation and in respect of other species a license shall be issued by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources under Section 39 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act as specified in Schedule II. An application for a license to cultivate coral species on artificial substrates for export shall be made according to the prescribed form specified in the Schedule I (Application for a license to transport Coral Species, or Artificial Substrates); Schedule II (Form of License to transport Coral species on artificial substrates) and Schedule III (Standards approved by National Aquaculture Development Authority).

Full text
English
Website
www.documents.gov.lk

References - Legislation

Implements

National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka Act, No. 53 of 1998.

Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1998

Keyword: Aquaculture, Mariculture, Institution, Research, Agricultural development, International trade, Biodiversity, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX