Fisheries (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 18 of 2001). Country/Territory Kenya Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Enforcement/compliance 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 (2012) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Marine mammals, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing gear/fishing method, Size, Landing, Registration, Non-commercial fishing, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Crustaceans, International trade, Internal trade, Fishing authorization, Fishing charge, Fishing vessel, Marking/identification, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX