Law No. 71/IX/2020 approving the Legislative Authorization on the General Regime for the Sustainable Exploitation of Fisheries Resources. País/Territorio Cabo Verde Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2020 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Boletim Oficial, Série I, No. 12. Materia Pesca Palabra clave Pesca marítima Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Autorización/permiso Pesca artesanal Área geográphica Africa, Islas del Océano Atlántico, Atlántico Norte, Sahel, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Africa Occidental Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Resumen This Law, establishes the Legislative Authorization on the General Regime for the Sustainable Exploitation of Fisheries Resources, approved by Decree-Law No. 53/2005. In particular, it allows legislative authorization to the Government to legislate on the general regime for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in national maritime waters and on the high seas. The authorization has the following meaning and extension: Allow as a means of evidence the information from the VMS-Vessel Monitoring System, etc. as stated by Decree Law No. 32/2012; Establish a new sanctioning regime with definition of new maximum limits; Classify as a sanction the inclusion of the offending vessel in the list of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing vessels (IUU); Allow witness policy for the identification of any illegal activity of fishing vessels; Establish guiding principles by which fisheries management and planning should be governed, ensuring that all fishing vessels involved really observe the principles and standards of conservation and management; Create a set of rules and principles through a general regime applicable to the fight against illegal fishing in national maritime waters and regulating fishing activity; Establish rules and principles applicable to the commercial fishing licensing and related fishing operations, as well as to fishing on the high seas; Classify fishing vessels and respective registers, and rule the inspection and monitoring devices, entry and leaving declaration the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and periodic inspection; Establish principles for the use of base ports and landing points; Legalize and regulate commercial diving fishing; Regulate non-commercial fishing modalities, namely, scientific research fishing, amateur and subsistence fishing; Classify violations and administrative offenses, reducing the amounts of fines, especially in relation to artisanal and semi-industrial fishing vessels; Adapt the general regime for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources to the current requirements of international law. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.legis-palop.org Referencias - Legislación Implementa Decree-Law No. 53/2005 defining the Policy on Sustainable Exploitation of Fisheries Resources. Legislación | Cabo Verde | 2005 Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Pesca marítima, Embarcación de pesca, Pesca por extranjeros, Infracciones/sanciones, Autorización de pesca, Manejo y conservación pesquera, Monitoreo, Recopilación de datos/informes, Aparejos de pesca/métodos de pesca, Autorización/permiso Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Implementado por Legislative Decree No. 2/2020 approving the general regime regulating fishing activities in national maritime waters and the high seas. Legislación | Cabo Verde | 2020 Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Pesca marítima, Alta mar, Embarcación de pesca, Pesca por extranjeros, Recopilación de datos/informes, Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos, Infracciones/sanciones, Manejo y conservación pesquera, Monitoreo, Inspección, Pesca no-comercial, Pesca artesanal, Protecíon de las especies, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Productos pesqueros, Animales acuáticos, Especies en peligro, Peces marinos, Mamíferos marinos, Principio de cautela Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX