Ley Nº 489 - Ley de pesca y acuicultura. Texto refundido. Country/Territory Nicaragua Document type Legislation Date 2004 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source La Gaceta Nº 251, 27 de diciembre de 2004; La Gaceta Nº 43, 4 de marzo de 2015. Subject Fisheries Keyword Framework law Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Institution Registration Aquaculture Mariculture Foreign fishing Fishing vessel Fishing gear/fishing method Total allowable catch Allocation/quota Concession Internal trade Non-commercial fishing Artisanal fishing Research Processing/handling Access right Seasons Special fund Cartilaginous fishes Marking/identification Fishing authorization Fishing charge Fishery management and conservation Indigenous peoples Authorization/permit Geographical area Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific Abstract La presente Ley tiene por objeto establecer el régimen legal de la actividad pesquera y de acuicultura, con el fin de asegurar la conservación y el desarrollo sostenible de los recursos hidrobiológicos, optimizando el uso de las pesquerías tradicionales, y promoviendo la diversificación de las no tradicionales y de la acuicultura. Son patrimonio nacional y del dominio del Estado los recursos hidrobiológicos, las tierras salitrosas y las aguas y fondos nacionales que se utilizan para el cultivo de organismos vivos acuáticos. Las actividades de pesca y de acuicultura no podrán ser monopolios ni exclusividad de ninguna persona natural o jurídica, pública o privada. El Estado fomentará y propiciará el desarrollo de una flota pesquera privada de bandera nacional tomando como base el cumplimiento de la legislación vigente en los aspectos laborales, ambientales y de seguridad social. Full text Spanish Website www.asamblea.gob.ni References - Legislation Repeals Decreto Nº 7/94 - Crea la Comisión Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura. Legislation | Nicaragua | 1994 Keyword: Institution, Aquaculture Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 557/61 - Ley Especial sobre explotación de la pesca. Legislation | Nicaragua | 1961 Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Institution, Concession, Aquaculture, Enforcement/compliance, Tax/levy, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 97/68 - Reglamento de la Comisión Asesora de Pesca. Legislation | Nicaragua | 1968 Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Reglamento de la Ley Especial sobre explotación de la pesca. Legislation | Nicaragua | 1961 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Institution, Offences/penalties, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 27/67 - Reglamento para pesca comercial. Legislation | Nicaragua | 1967 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing vessel, Foreign fishing, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ley Nº 165 - Ley de licitación pública de licencias y concesiones pesqueras. Legislation | Nicaragua | 1994 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Concession, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Foreign fishing, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decreto Nº 40/05 - Disposiciones especiales para la pesca de túnidos y especies afines altamente migratorias. Texto refundido. Legislation | Nicaragua | 2005 (2014) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Migratory species, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing charge, Access right, Bycatch, Offences/penalties, Cartilaginous fishes, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, High seas Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 9/05 - Reglamento de la Ley Nº 489, Ley de pesca y acuicultura. Texto refundido. Legislation | Nicaragua | 2005 (2014) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Institution, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Fishing vessel, Fishing gear/fishing method, Total allowable catch, Allocation/quota, Concession, Internal trade, Non-commercial fishing, Artisanal fishing, Research, Processing/handling, Access right, Seasons, Special fund, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning, Cartilaginous fishes, Marking/identification, Fishing authorization, Fishing charge, Fishery management and conservation, Indigenous peoples, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 40/05 - Disposiciones especiales para la pesca de túnidos y especies afines altamente migratorias. Texto refundido. Legislation | Nicaragua | 2005 (2014) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Migratory species, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing charge, Access right, Bycatch, Offences/penalties, Cartilaginous fishes, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, High seas, Maritime zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 9-2019 ─ Disposiciones para la pesca de atunes, especies afines y asociadas. Legislation | Nicaragua | 2019 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Migratory species, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing charge, Access right, Bycatch, Offences/penalties, Cartilaginous fishes, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, High seas, Maritime zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ley Nº 678 - Ley general del Instituto Nicaragüense de la Pesca y Acuicultura (INPESCA). Legislation | Nicaragua | 2009 Keyword: Institution, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ley Nº 797 - Modifica la Ley Nº 489, Ley de pesca y acuicultura. Legislation | Nicaragua | 2012 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing vessel, Allocation/quota, Concession, Internal trade, Seasons, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX