Amendment to Title 27 of Palau National Code, Division 1, Chapter 1 (RPPL No. 6-36). Pays/Territoire Palaos Type du document Législation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn 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. Sujet Pêche, Mer, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Pêche maritime Gestion et conservation des pêches Pêche étrangère Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Infractions/sanctions Poissons cartilagineux Protection des espèces Zone marine Mer territoriale ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive Souveraineté Gestion/conservation Mammifères marins Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Micronesie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Amende Fishery Zones and Regulation of Foreign Fishing (Title 27 of Palau National Code, Division 1, Chapter 1). Législation | Palaos Mot clé: Pêche étrangère, Pêche maritime, Institution, Droit d'accès, Mise en application, Infractions/sanctions, Autorisation de pêche, Gestion et conservation des pêches, Autorisation/permis, Zone marine, Mer territoriale, ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive, Souveraineté Source: FAO, FAOLEX