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Public Law No. 17-13.

Country/Territory
Northern Mariana Is. (USA)
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend Section 3 of Public Law 12-14, as it applies to the surrounding waters of the municipality of Rota, to ensure that such regulations do not restrict the rights of persons to engage in non-commercial net-fishing, provided that such right be restricted to non-commercial net-fishing for the purpose of obtaining fish for personal or immediate family consumption, to also ensure that the definition of "non-traditional fishing methods" is not misinterpreted to include non-commercial net-fishing; and for other purposes.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Traditional rights/customary rights Non-commercial fishing Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act amends the Fair Fishing Act in Section 3 by providing an exemption on the recent extension the prohibition to use non-traditional fishing methods by any commercial and non-commercial fishermen to all waters of the Commonwealth. The exemption concerns non-commercial (subsistence) fishing in the waters surrounding the First Senatorial District with the use of throw nets (talaya), or the use of the following types of nets provided the net mesh size are no smaller than two inches: drag nets (chenchulun lagua), surround nets (chenchulun umesugon) or trap nets (chenchulun managam).

Full text
English
Website
www.cnmileg.gov.mp

References - Legislation

Amends

Fair Fishing Act of 2000 (P.L. 12-14).

Legislation | Northern Mariana Is. (USA) | 2000

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Traditional rights/customary rights, Non-commercial fishing, Fishery management and conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX