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