Management and Development of Local Fisheries Act. Country/Territory Marshall Islands Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the development and management of Local Fisheries. Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Policy/planning Institution Geographical area Oceania Abstract This Act grants powers to public bodies to take measures for the protection of local fisheries. The Seychelles Fishing Authority may take measures for the management and development of local fisheries in internal waters and within five miles of the baseline from which the territorial sea of any atoll or island is measured. A Local Government Council may take measures for the management and development of local fisheries in its internal waters and within its waters up to five miles seaward of the Full text English Website www.paclii.org