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Amendment to Title 27 of Palau National Code, Division 1, Chapter 1 (RPPL No. 6-36).

País/Territorio
Palau
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2003
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act amend Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the Palau National Code to prohibit foreign fishing vessels from fishing within a 50 nautical mile radius to the east of the reef entrance to Malakal Harbor; to prohibit foreign fishing vessels from taking reef fish, turtles, rays, sharks, and marine mammals; to prohibit foreign fishing vessels from using steel leaders; to increase the penalties for certain violations of the chapter; to harmonize the scope of the Republic’s maritime jurisdiction with the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); to add a new section 174 to 27 PNC to establish a tax on billfish of 40% of the actual revenues derived from the sale of billfish off-loaded and sold in the Republic; and for related purposes.
Materia
Pesca, Mar, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Pesca marítima Manejo y conservación pesquera Pesca por extranjeros Aparejos de pesca/métodos de pesca Infracciones/sanciones Peces cartilaginosos Protecíon de las especies Zona marítima Mar territorial ZEE-Zona Económica Exclusiva Soberanía Ordenación/conservación Mamíferos marinos
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Micronesia, Oceania, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

This Act amends Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the Palau National Code so as to improve regulation of foreign fishing and to protect and develop the Republic’s marine resources for the benefit of the people of Palau. The Act places restrictions on foreign fishing and empowers the Minister to adopt Regulations for the conservation, management, and exploitation of all living resources in the contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone of the Republic pursuant to sections 125 and 144 of this Title and to negotiate foreign fishing agreements. The Act also establishes a territorial sea of twelve nautical miles, a contiguous of 24 miles and an EEZ of two hundred miles and defines their boundaries.

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Inglés

Referencias - Legislación

Enmienda

Fishery Zones and Regulation of Foreign Fishing (Title 27 of Palau National Code, Division 1, Chapter 1).

Legislación | Palau

Palabra clave: Pesca por extranjeros, Pesca marítima, Institución, Derecho de acceso, Cumplimiento/aplicación, Infracciones/sanciones, Autorización de pesca, Manejo y conservación pesquera, Autorización/permiso, Zona marítima, Mar territorial, ZEE-Zona Económica Exclusiva, Soberanía

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX