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Fisheries Act, 2020 (No. 40 of 2020).

Pays/Territoire
Bahamas
Type du document
Législation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official Gazette No. 52(A), published on 31 December 2020.
Titre complet
An Act to provide for the regulation of the fisheries resources of The Bahamas; to provide for the long term conservation, management and sustainable development of fishery resources by the application of the precautionary and ecosystem approaches to enhance the livelihood of communities dependent on fishing and to meet the needs of future generations; to provide for licensing of commercial fishers and fishing vessels; to deter, prevent and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Bahamian fisheries waters ; to repeal the Fisheries Resources (Jurisdiction And Conservation) Act, 1977 and for connected purposes.
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition, Pêche, Mer
Mot clé
Santé des animaux Aquaculture Pêche artisanale Autorisation/permis Biodiversité Certification Gestion communautaire Mise en application Coopérative/organisation de producteurs Collecte de données/déclarations EIA Maladie des poissons Produits de la pêche Gestion et conservation des pêches Zone de pêche Autorisation de pêche Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Navire de pêche Pêche étrangère Loi-cadre Organisme génétiquement modifié (OGM) Port Haute mer Inspection Institution Commerce intérieur Commerce international Débarquement Pêche maritime Zones marines protégées Zone marine Monitorage Pêche non-commerciale Infractions/sanctions Principe de précaution Zone de pêche protégée Protection de l’environnement Protection des espèces Participation du public Enregistrement Recherche Évaluation/gestion des risques Emploi rural Périodes Fonds spécial Utilisation durable Mer territoriale Transbordement Médicaments Sécurité alimentaire Aire protégée
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Entry into force notes
This Act shall come into force on such date as appointed by the Minister by Notice in the Gazette.
Résumé

This Act lays down rules (a) to promote sustainable exploitation, sustainable use and long-term conservation, management and sustainable development of fisheries resources and the ecosystems that support them; (b) to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing and fishing related activities; (c) to prohibit the licensing of persons who are not citizens of The Bahamas and foreign fishing vessels within the commercial fishing sector; and (d) to use fisheries resources to achieve and promote food security, socio-economic development and employment, for the benefit of present and future generations of the people of The Bahamas and, in particular, the communities most closely connected with and reliant on fisheries resources. This Act applies (a) in relation to Bahamian fisheries waters: (i) to fishers and any other person engaged in fishing and fishing related activities, (ii) to fishing vessels licensed under this Act, (iii) to Bahamian flagged vessels, (iv) to foreign fishing vessels, or (v) to aircraft, or any other craft; (b) in relation to fishing for sedentary organisms, and fishing related activities on the high seas: to fishing vessels licensed under this Act or Bahamian flagged vessels; and (c) in relation to land, to vehicles, aircraft: processing facilities, export or import facilities or any other premises or place relating to fisheries or aquaculture.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
laws.bahamas.gov.bs

Références - Législation

Abroge

Seal Fisheries (Crown Colonies and Protectorates) Orders in Council, 1913 (Cap. 242).

Législation | Bahamas | 1913 (1956)

Mot clé: Mammifères marins

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act (Newfoundland, Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories) Order, 1936 (Cap. 242).

Législation | Bahamas | 1936

Mot clé: Mammifères marins, Autorisation/permis de chasse, Infractions/sanctions, Protection des espèces

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Fisheries Resources (Jurisdiction and Conservation) Act, 1977 (Cap. 244).

Législation | Bahamas | 1977 (1993)

Mot clé: Législation de base, Pêche maritime, Gestion et conservation des pêches, Mise en application, Zone marine, Pêche étrangère, Droit d'accès, Autorisation de pêche, Volume admissible de captures, Allocation/quota, Zone de pêche protégée, Infractions/sanctions, Autorisation/permis, ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive, Plateau continental, Souveraineté

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Agriculture and Fisheries Act (Cap. 242).

Législation | Bahamas | 1963 (1997)

Mot clé: Institution, Pêche maritime, Gestion et conservation des pêches, Mise en application, Infractions/sanctions, Protection des végétaux

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implementé par

Fisheries (Seahorse) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 35 of 2022).

Législation | Bahamas | 2022

Mot clé: Éducation, Gestion et conservation des pêches, Commerce international, Débarquement, Pêche maritime, Autorisation/permis, Protection des espèces, Recherche

Source: FAO, FAOLEX