Decree No. 1321 of 2005 to regulate access to participation in fishing for cod, haddock, coalfish, and other fish species for vessels with a length of maximum 28 meters and which fish with conventional gear north of 62° in 2006.

Subject

Fisheries

Keyword

Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Fishing vessel Marine fishes Authorization/permit

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Decree specifies criteria for participation in fishing for cod, haddock and coalfish by vessels under 28 meters of length and which fish with other methods as seine and trawl north of the 62nd parallel in 2006. Section 2 outlines general conditions for participation. Criteria regard registration as vessel of under 28 meters of total length, inclusion in the Fishermen Census, Part B, by the owner of the vessel and the captain, and previous participation by the applying vessel. Vessels must have delivered at least a given percentage of their assigned quota in the same kind of fishery (specified for each fish species) in the year 2005. The Decree provides also for fishing rights in the case of transfer or lease of the vessel. (12 sections)

Full text

Norwegian

Website

www.lovdata.no

References - Legislation

Implements

Act No. 15 of 1999 relative to the right to participate in fishery and hunting of marine animals (Participation Act).

Legislation | Norway | 1999 (2008)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Registration, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Management/conservation, Hunting/capture, Marine mammals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX