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Tuna and Game-Fish Conservation Zone Act 1996.

Country/Territory
Marshall Islands
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Marshall Islands Consolidated Legislation, 2004.
Long title
An Act to establish a Tuna and Game-Fish Conservation Zone Act and to provide for a 50 mile limit from the base line of each atoll and island in the Republic as a tuna and game-fish conservation zone, and for related purposes.
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishing area Fishing authorization Foreign fishing Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit Turtles Endangered species International trade Protection of species
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act provides for the establishment of a Tuna and Game Fish Conservation Zone in those parts of the sea having as their inner limits specified base lines and as their outer limits, a line drawn 50 nautical miles seaward from such base lines as designated by the Marshall Islands Marine Resources. The Act prohibits fishing within the Conservation Zone by foreign and local fishing vessels without a valid license issued by the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority. The prohibition shall not apply to sport fishing and subsistence fishing activities.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Amended by

Marshall Islands Maritime Zones Declaration Act 2016 (P.L. 2016-5).

Legislation | Marshall Islands | 2016

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Continental shelf, Sovereignty, Ecosystem preservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX