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Fisheries (Fishing Priority Areas and Protected Areas) Order, 2011 (S.I. No. 69 of 2011).

Country/Territory
British Virgin Islands (UK)
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishing area Protected fishing area Offences/penalties Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Order, made under section 13(1)(a) and (b) of the Fisheries Act, 1997, declares areas identified in the maps in Part A of the Schedule to this Order to be fishing priority areas and areas identified in the maps in Part B of the Schedule to be protected areas. The Order also prohibits the fishing of any fish in the protected areas except under the authority, and in accordance with the terms and conditions, of a licence issued under the Fisheries Act, 1997.

Full text
English
Website
www.bvigazette.org