Fisheries Fees Regulations. Revised the Fisheries Fees

1 Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources REVISED THE FISHERIES FEES 16th August, 2019 2 FIRST SCHEDULE FIRST SCHEDULE REGULATION 2 1. INDUSTRIAL FISHING LICENCES CATEGORIES A1- SHRIMP TRAWLERS AND A2 CEPHALOPOD TRAWLERS PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 3 months US$ 150 per GRT 12,000 per vessel 6 months US$ 250 per GRT 17, 250 per vessel 12 months US$ 380 per GRT 30,250 per vessel CATEGORY A3- DEMERSAL AND A4 PELAGIC TRAWLER/MIDWATER TRAWLERS PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 3 months US$ 120 per GRT 10,000 per vessel 6 months US$200 per GRT 17,250 per vessel 12 months US$ 300 per GRT 25,050 per vessel 12 months US$ 200 per GRT a 30,000 per vessel a (Vessels under categories A1 – A4 are to pay an additional fee for Fisheries Protection, Statistics and Research and Fisheries Observer) a Specifically for trawlers of 1000 GRT and above. CATEGORY A5- TUNA PURSE SEINERS PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 6 months US$ 35,000 per vessel Nil 12 months US$ 60,000 per vessel Nil 3 CATEGORY A6- TUNA LONG LINER PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 6 months US$ 28,000 per vessel Nil 12 months US$45,000 per vessel Nil CATEGORY A7- PURSE SEINERS FOR SMALL PELAGICS PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 6 months US$ 35,500 per vessel Nil 12 months US$ 42,000 per vessel Nil (Vessels under categories A5 – A7 are to pay an additional fee for Fisheries Protection and Statistics and Research) 2. SEMI-INDUSTRIAL FISHING VESSEL DECKED CATEGORY C1- DECKED SEMI- INDUSTRIAL FISHIPPING VESSELS PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 6 months US$ 10,000 per vessel US$ 5,000 per vessel 12 months US$ 20,000 per vessel US$ 7,500 per vessel (Vessels under categories C1 are to pay an additional fee for Fisheries Protection and Statistics and Research) 4 3. SEMI-INDUSTRIAL FISHING VESSELS UNDECKED CATEGORY C2 –STD 5-10 CANOE PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 12 months Le 1,000,000.00 a Nil 12 months Le 1,500,000.00 b Nil a includes snapper, capital morel mackerel canoes/boats b Cuta canoes/boats CATEGORY-C3: GHANA TYPE CANOE PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 12 months Le 1,500,000.00 a Nil a includes herring canoes/boats CATEGORY-C4: LOBSTER FISHING CANOE PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 12 months Le 3,000,000.00 Nil CATEGORY-C4: “UMBRELLA FISH”, “SHOVEL NOSE” AND SHARK CANOES PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 12 months Le 3,000,000.00 Nil CATEGORY- C4: FOREIGN CANOE PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 12 months US$ 4,000 Nil 5 4. TRANSHIPMENT CATEGORY- B4 TRANSHIPMENT VESSEL (CARRIER) a PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 6 months US$ 24,375 per vessel Nil 12 months US$ 35,000 per vessel Nil a Vessels under this category are subjected to pay export fees of $ 0.5 per 20 kg carton of fish CATEGORY- B5: PER TRANSHIPMENT VESSEL (CARRIER) a PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES One Transshipment US$ 7,500 per vessel Nil a Vessels under this category are subjected to pay export fees of $ 0.5 per 20 kg carton of fish 5. TRANSSHIPPING FISHING VESSELS CATEGORY-B6: SIERRA LEONE FISHING LICENCE PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES One Transshipment US$ 700 per vessel per transshipment Nil CATEGORY-B7: FOREIGN FISHING LICENCE PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES One Transshipment US$ 2,000 per vessel per transshipment Nil 6 CATEGORY B8 - SUPPLY VESSEL LOCAL CARRIERS PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 12 months US$ 7,500 per vessel Nil 6. FISHERY SUPPORT AND PRROCESSING LICENCES CATEGORY-B1- PROCESSING PLANT AND ESTABLISHMENT PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 6 months US$ 25,000 a Nil 12 months US$ 42,250a Nil 12 months US$ 15,000b Nil 12 months US$ 5,000c Nil 12 months US$ 1,500d Nil 12 months US$ 2,000e Nil 12 months US$ 1,000f Nil aFish Processing Plant with blast freezers, ice making machine, or cold room for processing fresh and frozen fish for export bFish Processing Establishment with cold rooms (40 ft container size) and smoke ovens c Fish Processing Establishment with cold rooms (20 ft container size) and smoke ovens/ “banda” dFish Processing Establishment with smoke ovens/ “banda” e Fish Processing facility processing fish bladder for export f Fish Processing facility salting and sun drying fish for export 7 COLD ROOM PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 6 months US$ 1,500a Nil 12 months* US$ 3,000a Nil 6 months** US$ 2,000b Nil 12 months** US$ 4,000b Nil a Size in volume as a 20 ft container b Size in volume as a 40 ft container CATEGORY –B2: MOTHERSHIP FOR PROCESSING PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 12 months US$ 45,000 per processing vessel Nil (Operators B1 and B 2 are to pay an additional fee for Fisheries Protection and Statistics and Research) 7. AQUACULTURE CATEGORY –D1: SEMI COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 12 months US$ 100 per company Nil CATEGORY –D2: COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE PERIOD FEES ROYALTIES 12 months US$ 1,500 per company Nil 8 8. RECREATIONAL /SPORT FISHING PERIOD Category FEES ROYALTIES 12 months Sport fishing establishment with more than one (1) vessels or boats US$ 1,000 Nil 12 months Individual Sport Fishing vessel with length up to 15 m (LOA) US$ 300 Nil 12 months Individual Sport Fishing canoes ( ie STD 5-10 and Ghana planked canoes US$ 250 Nil 12 months Individual Sport Fishermen with rods US$ 100 Nil 12 months Divers for fish and fishery products US$ 100 Nil 9 SECOND SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE REGULATION 3 SUPPLEMENTARY FEES SCHEDULE DETAILS UNITS AMOUNT Import Fee 20 kg/ctn Le 500 Local Discharge 20 kg/ ctn Le 300 Export levy: Fishing companies with fishing vessels that repatriate sales proceeds Per 20kg. ctn US $ 1.5 Export levy: Fishing companies with fishing vessels but does not repatriate sales proceeds Per 20kg. ctn US $ 3.0 Export levy: Fish Processing plants with local partnership agreement and majority shares Per 20kg. ctn US $ 2.0 Export fee for Fish Processing plants with local partnership agreement without majority shares Per 20kg. ctn US $ 3.0 ( croakers gwangwa, lady etc.) US $ 2.0 (Fin fish species only, crustaceans and cephalopod not included) Export fee for Fish Processing Plants without local partnership exporting croakers ( gwangwa, lady ) Per 20kg. ctn US $ 3.0 Export fee for smoked Fish by companies operating fishing vessel Per 20kg. ctn US $ 3.0 Export fee for smoked Fish by other businesses or Per 20kg. ctn US $ 5.0 10 individuals Export Fees for crustaceans (shrimps, lobsters, crabs etc.) caught by vessels other than Shrimp Trawlers Per 20kg. ctn US $ 5.0 Export fees for cephalopods ( squids, octopus etc.) caught by vessels other than Cephalopod Trawlers Per 20kg. ctn US $ 5.0 Export fee for Fish bladder Per kg. US $ 2.0 Export fee for sea cucumber Per kg. ctn US $ 3.0 Entry clearance permit for fishing vessels Per vessel US $ 1,000 Letter of intent for newly established fishing company Per request US$ 5,000 Fish Bladder Processing facility Per facility/ year US$ 2,000 Fisheries Protection Per vessel/year US $ 1,000 Fisheries Statistics & Research Per vessel/year US $ 500 Fisheries Observer Fee Per vessel per month US $ 500 Made this day of ,2019 Emma Kowa-Jalloh Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources