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Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2014 (2014/279).

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Marine fishes Cartilaginous fishes Landing Processing/handling Offences/penalties Fishery management and conservation
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 to impose a ban on shark finning by commercial fishers in New Zealand fisheries waters in line with a commitment made in the National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 2013. They, among other things: Insert new definitions of artificially attached, blue shark, naturally attached, shark, shark finning, and wet for the purposes of new regulations 52B and 52C; insert new regulations 52B and 52C, which prohibit the landing of the fins of any species of shark unless they are naturally attached to the body of the shark. A person who undertakes shark finning in contravention of new regulation 52B is liable on conviction (under regulation 85(4) of the principal regulations) to a fine.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.govt.nz

References - Legislation

Amends

Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations, 2001.

Legislation | New Zealand | 2001 (2019)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Registration, Fishing gear/fishing method, Offences/penalties, Fishing charge, Foreign fishing, Fishing vessel, Marking/identification, Inspection, Fishery management and conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX