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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