Law No. 44 concerning the scientific conservation of the continental shelf fisheries, 1948. Country/Territory Iceland Document type Legislation Date 1948 (1952) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishery management and conservation Continental shelf Protected fishing area Maritime zone Geographical area Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Law has been enacted in order to empower the Ministry of Fisheries to issue regulations intended to establish bounded conservation zones within the limits of the continental shelf of Iceland. The Ministry shall further adopt those regulations which are necessary for the protection of the fishing grounds within such zones. Full text English