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Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (L.N. No. 160 of 2002).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Trinidad and Tobago Official Gazette, Supplement Part B - Vol. 41, No. 228 of 2002, pp. 652-653.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishing gear/fishing method Bycatch Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

Regulation 2A regulates bycatch in fishing for mullet with nets with monofilament mesh and prohibits having on board of vessels monofilament nets or mesh of a specified size and nets of another size at the same time. Bycatch of mullet when using monofilament nets shall not exceed fifteen percent of the weight of total catch.

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References - Legislation

Amends

Fisheries Regulations (Cap. 67:51).

Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 1926 (2009)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Size, Fishery management and conservation, Mesh, Offences/penalties, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX