Amendment to Title 27 of Palau National Code (RPPL No. 9-45). Pays/Territoire Palaos Type du document Législation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to amend Title 27 of the Palau National Code to increase illegal foreign fishing penalties and broaden the definition of "fishing" to include using fish aggregating devices, and for other related purposes. Sujet Pêche Mot clé Pêche maritime Gestion et conservation des pêches Pêche étrangère Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Marquage/identificacion Collecte de données/déclarations Infractions/sanctions 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 increase penalties for illegal foreign fishing to a level similar to other States within the Micronesian region (§ 182) and to include fish aggregating devices in the definitions (§ 102) as a method of fishing in Palau's waters. The definition of fishing is modified so as to include: "placing, searching for, or recovering fish aggregating devices" (§ 1203). Tampering with, destroying, or interfering in any way with an automatic location communicator is one of the offences for which the penalty is increased. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.paclii.org 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