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Fisheries (Marine Reserves) Regulations, 1975 (G.N. No. 137)

Made 1975-06-27 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
Country
Tanzania
Subjects
Wild species and ecosystems
Keywords
protected area, management/conservation, marine area, offences/penalties, marine protected areas

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  1. 4 • ....... S , ......L. Z~~1N.~ iIIIli ..................W1d.....'ft<ftU..:ua'""""" ....a ...... ...... 27th}un:), 1975 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION t" tJ:. Ganttl etllAc Ullit~d RlpuhJJtI 01 rQlUalfla. ~. !6. YoJ. LVI.~ J7d J""", I11J rna!:;. by Ult Oowrnn1tllt Prlntet o.u CI~. by OtJOIor aO,.....tU~nt. .& • .,-- , "" ••M. « (io\U.~Nona NIol- 131 published on ':.":j6{75 THE FISHERIES set, 1970 (No. 6 Ol' '97Q) REGULATIONS Mad' under m:tlon 7 (1) nm FISI!EJUES (MAlllr-.1i R£SI!R.VES) RECULAn0NS. 197' 1. These Rugulaticns may be cited as the FiSheries (Marine Reserves) Talc Regulations. 1975. 2. The areas described in the Schedule to ~=e Regulations are Dc~:r~I~ hereby declared to be Marine Reserves. ~~:.. 3. No person unless specillQlly authorized by the D!rcetot stull fish rr;:.'l;',~ Q in & M:lrin~ Reserve. ~;... ... No person shllll enter or reside in. AM:uicc ~'O wilhout tho Cez:rnJI cz prior consent in writing o[ tho Director; Cl1tll Provide.l that tHs rC1;ublil)1l ~h:,l1 nat nrply in rclatlon(0 (:1.) :l plll>l~ officer on duty within tho Marino Reserve ot Co member of hls !n.mil:; including a dorncstlc employee; (b) Q personwho ordinarily resides nt any placewithin tho boundaries of a Marine Reserve; (c) any person engaged In any work beingoUwful!y carried out within the boundaries of 11 Marine Reserve: (d) any personwho Cl a bona fide vislior or tourist. 5.-(n No person shall collect :lny fuh or other marino organism~ h'::~:;:1 :l ).I::~:nc Reserve, nOD of C'{~H~ (.~) No person shall cut, carve, iniujc, mutilate. remove. displace or~ break olI any undergrowth or {ormation or 'other flora wi:.hin ~ Marine Rescrvc. (3) No person sh~ll dig any hoTo wlthin l\ Marine Reserve or in any other w-:.y d~ma~ or impair nny natural habiQt or uoderwater scene withina Marice Reserve, Fisheries (Marine Reserves) G.N. No. lJ7 (.·ollld.) (-n No person shall swim. wade, dive or lise any diving equipment within a Marine Reserve except for any purpose connected with scien­ tiJi~ study or jf specifically otherwise authorized by the Director Prohibition 6. No person shall destroy, mark. deface, displace, remove or tamper ot v-.l.UI.1.liun with any sign, notice. float or placard within ill.., boundaries of a MUUlC Reserve, Control of manne opc:r~LiCl:l J1.l.1.11:na 01 b()~l:> III t:-a,; u,arir.:: ~:>Ct'..o Use and po$.\CSsion III Ii\." ll'Il: e"u;(ll~cnf prYl',;bitod OlY~ 7. !':.) person ~hall. within the h...iundarlcs of ;, Marine Reserve". carry 00 or permit N cause 10 be ~urr;.:J on any operation involving Jr~'l.rgjn;'!. cxcav.uing, drilling or tiling \)f any kind or usc or permit or cause 10 be uxc't! any cquiprucnt, machinery or C,!UiPIllClIt llo(ll\ully U\cJ (or dredging, drilling or excavating Of' deposit. construct or install any such machiacry or equipment, 8. No person shall, within 11 M:lrinc Reserve. operate. anchor, cast or drag a;1Y vessel, water craft, mooring device, in such manner as would likely strike. injure or otherwise cause damage to any marine life or under-water feature. 9. No person shall. within a Marine Reserve, use or have in his possession any type of fishing equipment save with the permission in ",'riting of a Fisheries Otliccr in cl.~JJ1;C of such reserve, 10. A,J.ly person who ~\intra'vcries :\111' provlsion of these Regulations shall be S~dIY of an o.Icnce and shall be liable on conviction to a fino not exceeding IWI:I1ly lhou~J ~uHin~ or imprisonment for II term n~1t ex~ecdillll 4ivc )'cars. . SOlEL>ULB 1. FWlfU Y.UUU M ClI~lI;f Rruf'l'C; All L'l:lt area com~\lin; of I:U1d 4I'l11 CXCln "':lIen centred Il.l Lalhude ()6 dr;Tet"\ 36 feet UO seconds S.1Uin and 1..o:\..lludc '!o') d,,:pces 14 teet 301 ~cor.l.ll bw 1'0\1 aten:linlX to depth oI 5 fuL.'lCau below tho mean low tide mark 1Jcal tll.tl ~~ Wint d=;~~tl above. ;!.. .H!:>u'!)~1 lrflJnJ Marin» Reserve: All lh:\[ area ':<Jnij~liI1il oC bnd and ocean ......rcrs centred et .... titude Of, de~c:'1 3') t~=l .1J Sl.",,,nth S,1I1111 tlnd L-"n~·.llda 3'~ del:lrr~ 15 fe<=t 00 seconds I~'t a::d COltC::J;I)iO :0 :I. ll:j'!!l of ~ :'\lh~ , OWJ\II' !.be mean 10.... t!llo lnuk III 411 dUCCWlCl ir0r.l tho centre point Jc~rL~cJ ,,-oOV'O. 3. nun;:n.l.) Islaru] Mcr.n« Rrsrrvr: "" • All th:ll land :snJ O\:("~ ,.,al("f' .Tn!fN III Latitude 6d~ 43 Cect 12 ICConJ.s Soutk and 1 Oll~Lll1d;l 3x Jq;l"~ Itl ~l'\l),) Ja:on.u curnilinll tu :\ depth ot 5 !~It:tJfllli beLow Lh.o mean 10\11' tide m.1i \; in Qil uuoctil.lca Ircm tho cecuc point dc~ribcJ ;lbovCl, ... P,If)$:(l\1I1J IJl.IIlJ Marjlll Uo•v ve: Aa tb~t IU~ con.\islinll ~ l. J OCAn wall'ts C('nlloU ll.t ulitlhlr 6 dr.:rc<, 41) Ieet 42 seconds ~>ou(n MI1 Um~lu~O 38 dcireca 14 tccl 12 lCCOQuS &~ lIod ~Icndill~ to a dep\l\ of ~ ~UlOlllS bolgw ~ teom fQW Udo~ from tho~cd point lotaait:cd abo"o. 156 Fis};erl~ (G~ne'a1) (AIT'.endmtlll) C.N. N/). IJ1 (cMJd.) ,. Chol, lJl Mmru .R,.,n'I: (a) All L'lat area ~\l~lin.. of b:'ld a:1J ocean w.ll~r. bound,",' by • li"c "'1\;111<:­ J\Cl."'l>ll al 1M SClulhCtU nln~ lip of Micwi hbll.! "hi,:h h~'."Ir. N/'l~h Oil a:-gctr' (,() {Ct.'( 00 l:C\:md' W~'I IIn,l Whi..:h ev:..nJ~ 10 Ir.C 1\b4"'l1.1:lJ o! M.!:I~ hl.!nu; l!'oro,-e .I,~n~ tho ""'Jil hi,.~\ 1•.1" 11:1,' I.> Ill.; rk~l, 'I IXl.lll Itt the .",I.'r {,in;::I1;L red \\1 t":lO j\:'\m:~ S f:l,hllUl contour 1J\1c;ID Low \\'Jk'r) and Ih.:::I:C ill l:I !o<lu:r.criy JilCl-1i"1l li:~n.-n;:y !'-.nlh:l to the ,..c~:~rm shor e ot ~11C'.vi hl:mu Al 1.'10 MuoIO' ~ r.UhOflU cor.tour (Mc'3n Low Wllcr) 10 the point 01 or~ &1 IN! I/.>ut1;cm mou Ii;> ot Micwi 1',:'1;1(1. (b) All Clat 3:~ camis;;,'l!: or land a..,d o-.nn waters bcundrd by a line comrne­ n.."1ilJ III I~O northcrnmcsr lip 01 ('ho:" h:"ml r.llen;!:r.. tu..-arJ !l,e S0I:lh-:m m,"1 lill of M,cwi.hl;1II.1 ,,, .i' !",j.\l '''. intel-c"'I"ln wilh l\ :',"~ \.""'II'l':"'li~ ut tho n~"lrt"~'l"':\f"I:,\\·t {'i) or J\\.':n h, :\.! "hh,h hL~I. Ihjjt!1 ~:, ~.~',..;,:( .. Cd : ... \"~ 00 ~"C'CnJ> w..,\: 1:'('n,"I:' Ilhmll lhl~ Iiae 1.1 ihe nvr.hcmmoal lip of Juaui hl.ll1u llnJ (hCl1l.0 11\ • ,outh,;ly Llire,;:i:)n :lIons: the me..n hii!a lio.lc line of lJnJ 011 Ju.:nl l~JllIIJ 1" Ill. point of oril:in on Chore 1~:.nJ lin..! thcn.:o .lonll (bit lin~ 10 the f\Clint ot oriiin on (,11,,1.: b!Jnd. f# f" 6. Tulia /s~.mrl M.1T!lJ~ Reserve: All :bl :l.~ con ".in<: o~ 1:I:1d er.:i ocean waters cr.1Z~~J IH l.:Ilj:l~; 8 dco;.eca 07 Icet }O £1:=0:1,15 Scuta and lo::;c.:uJc 3~ J~i:1"CCS 39 feet J<j ~L!JI b~t un<l e'l~J;:l;: to a J ....r;·' of 5 blh,\,,;~ 1>,'1;",.. tlto mean low ~rll:. in a'\ dil~:ora cora:i~~~';~~~ Ircrn the- centre )'\\int \k\Cf~h(..l abeve. , . ~o· 7. MJ:,iw'I Island M,1T:':~ RI!S\Tl'f.- r A!l t.'1:lt land and ocean waters ceatred to the north and sc.......:h by 5 d ~o:~C("~ 29 (e::t ~ ~CC:1.!S Ens: l1nd 5 d::r~ 31.~ 00 S(:l;Onlb E:L'>t ~ o.ztr: ..:inl: to • <l:;:~ of S f3:honu hclcw lllo QtlQA Jaw zn&fE in all dit~tioos comm~C;'"1. f:om (he ccn:rt: lX'l%lt ccs,;dx:d Above. Ihr CS Salaam, 27th Juno. 1975 H. MA.'U~E. Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism

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