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Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (1968, Chapter 77).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Legislation
Date
1968
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make provision with respect to subsidies payable to, and the levies which may ne imposed on, the white fish and herring industries, to make further provision for the regulation of sea fishing, to amend the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 and the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967, to make provision with respect to fishing boats and gear lost or abandoned at sea, to remove anomalies in certain enactments relating to sea fisheries and the white fish and herring industries and to repeal other such enactments which are obsolete or unnecessary; and for connected purposes.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Subsidy/incentive Tax/levy Foreign fishing Enforcement/compliance Crustaceans Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Offences/penalties Aquatic animals
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The 23 sections of the Act are divided into 5 headings: White Fish and Herring Subsidies- Levy on White Fish and Herring Industries- Regulation of Sea Fishing Operations- Miscellaneous- Supplemental. Sections under the Third Heading restrict fishing by foreign vessels within the British Fishery Limits and provide for enforcement measures. (completed by two Schedules)

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Scallop Dredging Operations (Tracking Devices) (Wales) Order 2012 (W.S.I. No. No. 2729 (W.292) of 2012).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Molluscs, Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Equipment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997

Keyword: Marine pollution, Fishing vessel, Registration, Pollution control, Navigation, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (2010 asp 5).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010 (2021)

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Enforcement/compliance, Land-use planning, Coastal zone management, Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Institution, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Mariculture, Sovereignty, Marine pollution, Marine area, Ecosystem preservation, Marine protected areas, Marine mammals, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX