Decree No. 607/Kpts/Um/9/1976 on Fishing Lanes

386 INDO 20 3. REGULATIONS (e) Decree of the Minister for Agriculture N° 607/Kpts/Um/9/1976 on Fishing Areas PROVISION I Without disregarding the provlslons on the shipping lanes enforced by the Government, the following fishing areas are established: 1. Along the northern-eastern-southern coasts of Sumatra from Ule Lhee, Aceh (95° 17' east longitude) to Tanjung Cina, Lampung (S° 56' south latutude), including the islands of We, Breueh and Panasi/Dedap, Riau Archipelago, the islands of Bangka and Biliton; 2. Along the western coast of Aceh between 3° north latitude and 4° north latitude, and the waters around the island of Nias; 3. Along the northern and eastern coasts of Java from east of Merak (105° 57' east longitude) to Tanjung Sloko, Blambangan (115° 35' east longitude) and along the coasts of the island of madura; 4. Along the southern coast of Java, from 108° east longitude to 111° east longitude; 5. Along the coasts of Bali; 6. Along the western-southern-eastern coasts of Borneo from Tanjung Datu (2° 4' north latitude) to the surroundings of Ambarawang (117° east longitude), including the islands Laut and Sebuku; 7. Along the coast of North Celebes in the east of 122° east longitude; 8. Along the coast of South Celebes from Tanjung Rangas (118° 57' east longitude) to Ujung Lasa (120° 29' east longitude) including the island of Sa1ayar; 9. Along the coast of the island of Ambon, as follows: (a) The I Fishing area consists of the coastal waters with a 3 mile width measured from the deepest point at low tide; (b) The II Fishing area consists of the waters with a 4 mile width measured from the outer bordeline of I fishing area; (c) The III fishing area consists of the waters with a 5 sea-mile width, measured from the outer borderline of the II fishine area; (d) The IV fishing area are the waters out of the III fishing area. 387 INDO 21 PROVISION II The use of vessels and fishing gears in each of the fishing areas established above, is regulated as follows: (a) The I fishing area is out-of-bounds for: 1. Fishing vessels with inboard engine a size of more than 5 GT. or fishing vessels ~.ith outboard motor with more than 10 HP; 2. All types of trawl nets: beam trawl, otter trawl. pair (bull) trawl; 3. All nets with ring or belt meshes and similar purse-seine nets; 4. Incircling gill nets and drift gill nets; 5. Drag-nets, lark-nets, clap-nets, lampara nets, casting nets with a more than 120 m. length from the rim of a wing to the opposite wing rim. (b) The II fishing area is out-of-bounds for: 1. Fishing vessels with inboard engine and a size of more than 25 GT or fishing vessels with inboard engine of more than 50 GT HP; 2. Trawl nets ~.ith otterboard having upward/downward ropes longer than 12 meters; 3. Mid-water trawl (or pelagic trawl) and pair (bull) trawl (nets pulled by two craft); 4. All nets having ring or belt meshes or similar types, longer than 300 meters. (c) The III fishing area is out-of-bounds for: 1. Fishing vessels with inboard engine over 100 GT or fishing vessels with inboard engine of more than 200 HP; 2. Sea-bed trawl nets with otterboard having upward/downward ropes longer than 20 meters; 3. Pair (bull) trawl; 4. All nets having ring or belt meshes, or similar types, longer than 600 meters. 388 INDO 22 (d) The IV fishing area is allowed to: All types of vessels and legitimate fishing gears, except pair (bull) trawl, which are allowed to operate only in the Indian Ocean. PROVISION III All nets with mesh size lesser than 25 mID. and the tuna fishing purse seine with meshes measuring less than 60 mm. are prohibited in all the fishing areas. PROVISION IV Beside what is provided by provisions II and IV herein, in the waters of the Strait of Madura and of the Strait of Bali the use of beam trawl, otter trawl, bull (pair) trawl for catching sea-bed or pelagic fish is prohibited. PROVISION V The prohibitions in the II and IV Provisions herein do not apply to: "The fishing motor vessels conducting their activities on behalf of the Directorate General of Fisheries, fishing services of local governments and other scientific organizations operating with the agreement of the Directorate General of Fisheries in the fields of fishing training, research/survey, exploration/exploitation specially aimed at the development of fishery". PROVISION VI A particular regulation shall be enacted for the fishing vessels owned by the State fishing entities when operating for the development of the people's fishery. PROVISION VII The prohibition to enter fishing areas not allowed to certain fishing vessels shall be annotated in the fishing permits granted to the fishing entities and in the fishing permits delivered to the vessels. PROVISION VIII The fishing vessels referred to in the Provision VII which violate the provisions regulating their activities are liable to withdrawal of their fishing permits. PROVISION IX The application of the prOVlSlons of this Decree shall be regulated in more details by the Director General of Fisheries. 389 INDO 23 PROVISIOr\ X \~ith the enforcement of this Decree the Decree of the Minister for Agricul t ur e N° 317 /Kpts /Um/? /197 5 on PROVISIONS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE FISH RESOURCES IN THE WATERS OF THE NORTHERN COASTS OF JAVA AND HADURA are abrogated. PROVISION XI This decree shall come into force on the 30th September of 1976.