Presidential Decree No. 63/24 on Management Measures for Marine and Inland Fisheries, Aquaculture and Salt for the year 2024. Country/Territory Angola Document type Regulation Date 2024 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 36, 22 Febraury 2024. Subject Food & nutrition, Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Aquaculture Mariculture Fishing authorization Fishing gear/fishing method Classification/declassification Fish products Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Allocation/quota Foreign fishing Research Fishing vessel Policy/planning Protected fishing area Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Processing/handling Total allowable catch Inspection Mesh Artisanal fishing Offences/penalties Marine mammals Authorization/permit Food quality control/food safety Condiments/herbs/spices Geographical area Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Presidential Decree, under Law No. 6-A/04 on Aquatic Biological Resources, establishes the Management Measures for Marine and Inland Fisheries, Aquaculture and Salt production for the Year 2024, with a view to: ensuring a balance between the exploitation and conservation of aquatic biological resources, promoting sustainable aquaculture, and improving salt production and its quality. In particular, these measures, consisting of 42 articles, divided into nine Chapters regulate the fishing sectors for the year 2024. The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources is responsible for coordinating and supervising the implementation of the management policy for aquatic biological resources, as well as the salt production and quality control policy. In particular, they regulate for 2024: Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the semi-industrial and industrial fishing segments; Fishing quota; Fishing effort limit; Bycatch fishing; Minimum sizes of captured species; Minimum mesh size allowed per fishing gear; Prohibition periods; Reserved and fishing areas; Prohibitions; Management measures applicable to vessels; Special measures for the management of marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, Salt management, etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Repeals Presidential Decree No. 8/23 on Management Measures for Marine Fisheries, Inland Fisheries, Aquaculture and Salt for the year 2023. Legislation | Angola | 2023 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Fishing authorization, Fishing gear/fishing method, Classification/declassification, Fish products, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing area, Allocation/quota, Foreign fishing, Research, Fishing vessel, Policy/planning, Protected fishing area, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Processing/handling, Total allowable catch, Inspection, Mesh, Artisanal fishing, Offences/penalties, Marine mammals, Authorization/permit, Food quality control/food safety, Condiments/herbs/spices Source: FAO, FAOLEX