Palau National Marine Sanctuary Amendment Act (RPPL No. 10-35 of 2019). Pays/Territoire Palaos Type du document Législation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to amend Title 27 of the Palau National Code to allow long-line fishing activities in the Domestic Fishing Zone; to allow the commercial export of fish caught in the Domestic Fishing Zone utilizing long-line fishing; to amend the coordinates of the Domestic Fishing Zone; to exempt vessels engaging in pole-and-line fishing from the prohibition on fishing within twenty-four (24) miles of a baseline from which Palau’s exclusive economic zone is measured; to increase the fish export tax; to grant the Palau International Coral Reef Center the authority and responsibility to administer the Palau National Marine Sanctuary by coordinating research, education, and outreach activities relating to the Palau National Marine Sanctuary and Domestic Fishing Zone; to allocate 5.00 USD of the Pristine Paradise Environmental Fee to the Palau International Coral Reef Center to support its administration of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary; to mandate the Ministry of Justice to protect the safety of persons and wildlife within the Republic’s jurisdiction; to exclude passengers of passenger ships from the definition of transit passengers in relation to the Pristine Paradise Environmental Fee; and for other related purposes. Sujet Pêche Mot clé Droit d'accès Commerce/industrie/sociétés Contrat/accord Éducation Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement Gestion et conservation des pêches Zone de pêche Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Navire de pêche Pêche étrangère Haute mer Commerce international Débarquement Taxe/impôt Pêche maritime Poissons marins Zone de pêche protégée Protection de l’environnement Recherche Fonds spécial Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Micronesie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Entry into force notes This Act comes into force upon the approval of the President of the Republic of Palau. Résumé This Act makes amendments in the Principal Act to facilitate the export of pelagic fish and create a corridor to the high seas as the new boundary for the 20 percent Domestic Fishing Zone, in order to achieve an ecologically and economically sustainable Domestic Fishing Zone. These amendments include commercial exports of fish within the DFZ; long-line fishing within the DFZ and their commercial export; revenue from fish caught inside and exported from the domestic fishing zone; new boundaries of the domestic fishing zone; access of local fishermen to the fish; development of local fish industry; landing obligations for all fish caught in the DFZ; exemptions to landing obligations by the Ministry; foreign fishing agreement for long-line fishing vessels; prohibited acts; fish export tax; and allocation of the Pristine Paradise Environmental Fee to the Fisheries Protection Trust Fund. New responsibilities are assigned to the Palau International Coral Reef Center to protect the marine environment and resources through research, education and outreach activities. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.palaugov.pw Références - Législation Amende Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act (RPPL No. 9-49 of 2015). Législation | Palaos | 2015 Mot clé: Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement, Zones marines protégées, Législation de base, Pêche maritime, Gestion et conservation des pêches, Institution, Pêche étrangère, Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche, Zone de pêche protégée, Zone de pêche, Poissons marins, Poissons cartilagineux, Produits de la pêche, Commerce international, Allocation/quota, Volume admissible de captures, Débarquement, Pêche non-commerciale, Pêche artisanale, Monitorage, Inspection, Mise en application, Infractions/sanctions, Préservation de l'écosystème, Aire marine, Aire protégée Source: FAO, FAOLEX