Fishing Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Suriname and the Government of the Republic of Venezuela Document type Bilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Oct 2, 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX; IUCN (ID: TRE-151749) Language English, Dutch, Spanish Subject Fisheries Keyword Access right International organization Fishing gear/fishing method International agreement-text Fishing licence Non-governmental entity Research Foreign fishing Landing Abstract Suriname shall grant access to 100 fishing vessels which will be proposed by the Government of Venezuela. These vessels may exploit fishery resources in the fishing areas of Suriname subject to conditions as specified in Articles II (fishing with horizontal long lines and vertical hand lines) and III (shrimp fishing with bottom-trawl nets). Article V provides for the creation of a Fisheries Commission. Other provisions relate to joint ventures (art. VI), research (VII-VIII), cooperation in the field of utilization of hydrobiological resources (IX), dispute settlement (X), entry into force and duration (XI). (Completed by 4 Annexes) Full text English Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Suriname - Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of - reset zoom out zoom in