Torres Strait and Western Province Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery Management Plan. Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Miscellaneous Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Business/industry/corporations Certification Crustaceans Data collection/reporting Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Fishing authorization Fishing gear/fishing method Processing/handling International trade Marine protected areas Maritime zone Monitoring Protected fishing area Size Territorial sea Total allowable catch Transport/storage Transshipment Marine fisheries Aquatic animals Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract The Torres Strait and Western Province tropical rock lobster fishery management plan applies to a species of the family Palinuiridae, specifically the ornate or tropical rock lobster Panulirus ornatus. In addition, this plan applies to the tropical rock lobster fishery in the Torres Strait Protected Zone under the jurisdiction of the State of Papua New Guinea, Western Province and the Gulf of Papua and includes all activities associated with the catching, transshipment, processing, storage, buying, selling and exporting of tropical rock lobster products. The objectives of this management plan are: (I) to strengthen fishery management to ensure that the stock size would be maintained annually at a level that will give maximum sustainable economic yield, (II) to optimize the benefits of the traditional users, particularly the traditional inhabitants of the Torres Strait Protected Zone, (III) to implement policies to enhance the participation of traditional users, and (IV) to manage the fishery with a precautionary approach. This Plan lays down management measures including licensing, minimum size limits, prohibited gears, total allowable catch, prohibitions for export, and reporting requirements. Full text English Website png-data.sprep.org References - Legislation Implements Fisheries (Torres Strait Protected Zone) Act 1984. Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1984 (2006) Keyword: Traditional rights/customary rights, Foreign fishing, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Marine fisheries, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Fisheries Management Act, 1998. Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1998 (2006) Keyword: Framework law, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Foreign fishing, Enforcement/compliance, Fishing gear/fishing method, Aquaculture, Total allowable catch, Institution, Policy/planning, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, Traditional rights/customary rights, Artisanal fishing, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX