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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.

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