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Maritime Boundaries (Turtle Excluder Device) Order 1994 (No. 23 of 1994).

Country/Territory
Guyana
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
The Official Gazette of 26 April 1994, Legal Supplement- B, p. 3.
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Fishery management and conservation Marine area Protection of species
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America
Abstract

From the commencement of this Order masters, owners or charterers of fishing vessels shall not fish in the fishery zone or territorial sea with trawl nets, unless on such nets a turtle excluder device has been installed. (3 sections)

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Implements

Maritime Boundaries Act, 1977 (Act No. 10).

Legislation | Guyana | 1977 (1998)

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Foreign fishing, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Navigation, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX