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Fisheries (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 18 of 2001).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Kenya subsidiary legislation supplement No. 4 to the Official Gazette of 26 January 2001, pp. 23-24.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Enforcement/compliance Fishery management and conservation
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

The amendment to the principal Regulations introduces a prohibition to own or to be in possession of a trawler or a trawl net within the Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria or within a radius of ten kilometres landward from any point on the entire shoreline of the Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria. Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations is amended so as to introduce definitions of "trawl net" and "trawler". Authorized officers may seize and detain nets or trawlers under specified circumstances.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Fisheries (General) Regulations (Cap. 378).

Legislation | Kenya | 1991 (2010)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Marine mammals, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing gear/fishing method, Size, Seasons, Landing, Registration, Non-commercial fishing, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Crustaceans, International trade, Internal trade, Fishing authorization, Fishing charge, Fishing vessel, Marking/identification, Protection of species, Foreign fishing, Enforcement/compliance, Fish disease, Animal health, Aquatic animals, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX