Decree No. 49/1998/ND-CP on the management of fisheries activities of foreign individuals and means in the Vietnamese sea areas. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Foreign fishing Coastal zone management Continental shelf Territorial sea Fishing authorization Registration Fishing gear/fishing method Protected fishing area Marine pollution Protection of species Geographical area Asia, South-Eastern Asia Abstract This Decree of the Government, made pursuant to the Ordinance on the Protection and Development of Aquatic Resources of 1989, regulates fishing by foreigners in sea areas "under sovereignty and sovereign jurisdiction of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" and including the territorial sea, contiguous zone, the EEZ and the continental shelf. Article 2 defines "foreign individuals and means". Chapter II provides for registration of foreign organizations and individuals with the Ministry of Aquatic Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Decree No. 191/2004/ND-CP on management of fishery activities of foreign fishing vessels in Vietnam’s seas. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2004 | Repealed Keyword: Marine fisheries, Foreign fishing, Fishing vessel, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization Source: FAO, FAOLEX