Conservation and Measurement Measure for Deep-Bottom Fish Fishery Order 2012 (No. 87 of 2012)
Made 2012-07-02 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Subjects
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Keywords
- marine fisheries, fishery management and conservation, fishing gear/fishing method, offences/penalties
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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU FISHERIES ACT [CAP 315] Conservation and Measurement Measure for Deep-Bottom Fish Fishery Order No. <67of2012 In exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection 79(1) and paragraph 79(2)(a) of the Fisheries Act [CAP 315], I, the Honourable JAMES NGWANGO, Minister of Agriculture Quarantine, Forestry and Fisheries, make the following Order. 1 Ban on deep-bottom longline fishing method A person must not: (a) use a deep-line bottom longline fishing gear and method for deep-bottom fishing; or (b) have in his or her possession or sell or offer for sale a deep-bottom longline fishing gear. 2 Conservation and management measure on dropline fishing method and gear A person must not: (a) use a deep-bottom dropline fishing gear with more than 10 hooks attached to it for deep-bottom fishing; or (b) have in his or her possession or sell or offer for sale a deep-bottom dropline fishing gear with more than 10 hooks attached to it. Conservation and Measurement Measure for Deep-Bottom Fish Fishery Order No. 87 of 20 12 1 ,. " ~ ' . {." ... ; ·~Z·· -· 3 Offence and penalty Any person who contravenes any clauses of this Order is guilty of an offence and is punishable on a conviction by a fine not exceeding: (a) VT200,OOO for an individual; and (b) VTl ,OOO,OOO for a company or association, or body of persons corporate or incorporate. 4 Commencement This Order commences on the day on which it is made. Honourabl Minister of -"'---- ~~- , 2012. Conservation and Measurement Measurejor Deep-Bottom Fish Fishery Order No. 870j2012 2