Decree No. 88 of 2009 on participation in the hunting of seals in the West Arctic Sea and the East Arctic Sea in 2009. Country/Territory Norway Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Marine mammals Hunting/capture Hunting gear/hunting methods Protection of species Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Decree prohibits in principle the hunting for seals by Norwegian vessels in the West Antarctic, i.e. the hunting areas in the fisheries zone of Jan Mayen and marine waters near to Jan Mayen outside of the fisheries zone of Greenland and southwest of Svalbard, and the East Antarctic, i.e. the marine areas east of 20° in the Russian economic zone. The Decree, however, specifies requirements a Norwegian vessel must meet in order to have the right to participate in such seal hunting. 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