Marine Fisheries Act.

Subject

Fisheries

Keyword

Basic legislation Marine fisheries Marine fishes Fishing vessel Inspection Fishing area Enforcement/compliance Fishing authorization Fishing charge Fishery management and conservation Foreign fishing Authorization/permit

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Abstract

The present Act lays down provisions relating to marine fisheries. Article 1 contains a definition clause; article 2 establishes that the Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry is entitled by means of Ordinances: to forbid the catch of certain fish, to take them on board or to sell them; to limit the exercise of marine fishery as far as quantity, time and space is concerned, or to impose any other limitation; also, to impose the duty to register, as far as this is necessary to follow the state of fish stock. Article 3 establishes that a special permit is need to exercise fishing whenever there are limitations to fishing . Such a permit shall be released only if the applicant uses a fishing vessel complying with specific rules. The text consists of 11 articles as follows: Definition of terms (1); Empowerment of competent authorities (2); Fishing permits (3); Fishing charges (4); Fishing zones (5); Control of fisheries at sea (6); Control of fisheries at land (7); Common provisions for control (8); Penalties (9); Competence of Länder (10).

Full text

German

Website

www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de

References - Legislation

Amended by

Third Act amending the Marine Fisheries Act.

Legislation | Germany | 2016

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Marine fishes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX