Fisheries (Shark Finning) Regulations, 2006 (S.I. No. 7 of 2006)

[20th February 2006] Supplement to Official Gazette S.I. 7 OF 2006 FISHERIES ACT (Cap 82) Fisheries (Shark Finning) Regulations, 2006 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the Fisheries Act, the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources hereby makes the following Regulations 17 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries Citation (Shark Finning) Regulations, 2006. 2. In these Regulations- lntefl)retation "fishing vessel" means a foreign-owned fishing vessel licensed to fish in Seychelles Waters or a local fishing vessel 24 metres or more in length fishing within or outside Seychelles Waters; and "shark" means all species of shark ( elasmobranchii taxon). 3. No person shall on board a fishing vessel remove fins from sharks except under and in accordance with an authorisation issued in respect of that vessel by SFA. 4. No person shall keep on board a fishing vessel or tranship or land therefrom shark fins removed contrary to regulation 3. 5. An authorisation referred to in regulation 3 shall be issued (a) (b) only to make use of all parts of shark by a separate processing of fins and ofotherparts on board a fishing vessel; and only to fishing vessels that satisfy SFA th8;t they have the capacity to use all parts of sharks Shark fins removal prohibited Illegal possession, transhipment etc. Authorisation requirements 18 Prohibition on discarding parts Percentage of fin weight Declaration and record Duty of operator and master Offences etc. Supplement to Official Gazette [20th February 2006] and justify the need for the separate processing of fins and other parts of sharks. 6. All fishing vessels authorised under regulation 3 are prohibited from discarding at sea the remnant parts of sharks after the removal of fins except for those parts that result from gutting and beheading. 7. The landed weight of shark fins shall not exceed 5 per centum of the landed weight of all other parts of sharks after evisceration or 7 per centum of the landed weight of other parts of sharks after evisceration and beheading. 8.(1) All fishing vessels shall on arrival at Port Victoria declare the quantities of shark fins and shark products on board the vessels. (2) The master of each fishing vessel shall record aJl catches of shark in the log book issued by SFA. 9. It shall be the duty of the operator and of the master of every fishing vessel to comply with these Regulations. 10. An operator and master of a fishing vessel convicted of an offence of breach of regulations 3, 4, 6, 7 or 8 shall be liable to a fine ofRS00,000. MADE this 15th day ofFebruary, 2006. RONNY JUMEAU MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES