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Minimum Standards for the Citizens of Sri Lanka engaged in Fishing Operations in Foreign Flagged Fishing Vessels Regulations of 2015.

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette of Sri Lanka (Extraordinary) No. 1945/7, 14 December 2015, pp. 1A-5A.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Fishing vessel Foreign fishing Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings High seas Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

These Regulations, consisting of 6 sections and two Schedules, establish Minimum Standards for the Citizens of Sri Lanka engaged in Fishing Operations in Foreign Flagged Fishing Vessels. They specify that any citizen of Sri Lanka who desires to serve in a foreign flagged fishing vessel which operates within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Sri Lanka, High seas, or within the Exclusive Economic Zone of other coastal states shall: be not less than 18 years of age; obtain an identity card issued by the Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to prove his identity in addition to the National Identity Card issued by the Commissioner General of Registration of Persons; not be employed by a person who has been found to be engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing under the vessel monitoring systems maintained by the respective state. Any person who desires to be employed by a foreign flagged fishing vessel shall make and application for a permit substantially in the form specified in the Schedule I.

Full text
English
Website
www.documents.gov.lk

References - Legislation

Implements

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act 1996, No. 2 of 1996.

Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1996 (2016)

Keyword: Framework law, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Institution, Fishing vessel, Registration, Foreign fishing, Fishing gear/fishing method, Aquaculture, Dispute settlement, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Regulations on the Minimum Standards for the Citizens of Sri Lanka engaged in Fishing Operations in Foreign Flagged Fishing Vessels.

Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2019

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Foreign fishing, High seas, Marine fisheries, Sustainable development, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX