Stowage of Gear Regulations (G. 4 of 1974)
Made 1974-01-31 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Tonga
- Subjects
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Keywords
- marine fisheries, fishing gear/fishing method, foreign fishing, fishery management and conservation
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Stowage of Gear Regulations CAP. 123A Section 1 1988 Revised Edition to Page 1 C T STOWAGE OF GEAR REGULATIONS Made by the Minister of Agriculture G. 4/74 Commencement [31st January, 1974] 1. These regulations may be cited as The Stowage of Gear Regulations. 2. These regulations shall apply to all foreign fishing vessels which have entered the territorial waters of the Kingdom in terms of sections 3(1) and (2) of the Fisheries Protection Act. 3. Fishing gear shall be stowed as follows:— (a) all fishing gear shall be stowed wholly inboard the vessel; (b) in the case of nets, trawl warps should be unshackled from the trawl board brackets and the trawl net should be stowed below decks if possible; (c) if not stowed below decks, the net shall be firmly secured to some part of the superstructure of the vessel.