High Seas Fishing Act. Country/Territory British Virgin Islands (UK) Document type Legislation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for the implementation of the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas adopted by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on the twenty-fourth day of November, 1993 and the Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of the 10th December, 1982 relating to the Conservation of Straddling Fish Stocks and other matters connected therewith. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation High seas Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Fishing authorization Authorization/permit Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract The 22 sections of this Act are divided into 7 Parts, i.e.: Administration (I); Licensing of fishing on the High Seas (II); International cooperation (III); Enforcement (IV); Prohibitions and offences (V); Court proceedings, penalties and compounding of offences (VI); Regulations (VII). Full text English