Resolution No. 8/2018 extending the validity of the Fishery Resources’ Management Plan. Country/Territory Cabo Verde Document type Regulation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim Oficial, Série I, No. 6. Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Fishing gear/fishing method Artisanal fishing Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Foreign fishing Standards Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Classification/declassification Concession Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on the day after its publication and shall take effect on 1 January 2018. Abstract The main objective of this Resolution is to establishes the extension of the validity of the Biannual Executive Plan for the Management of Fishery Resources until June 2018, under Decree-Law No. 53/2005 of 8 August, which defines the general principles of the policy for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources. In addition, to respond to the challenges of the sector, it is in line with Cape Verde's principles and commitments at international level, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, the United Nations Code of Conduct on Responsible Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Convention on Biological Diversity, and FAO's International Plan to Combat Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fisheries. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Amends Resolution No. 3/2005 approving the Fishery Resources’ Management Plan 2006-2006. Legislation | Cabo Verde | 2005 Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Fishing authorization, Fishing gear/fishing method, Artisanal fishing, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Foreign fishing, Standards, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Classification/declassification, Concession Source: FAO, FAOLEX