Fisheries Regulations, 1990 (Public Notice No. 15 of 1990)

o fishingfishing EE Short title. 2 g requirementrequirement shall may licensed fishing vessels shall at any times when in leg event AA AA AA AA AA AA boarding stop immediately effect. sub be accompanied considers that insufficient, respect of a application is made and correctand correct any information requested the proposed fishing the the proposed fishing Except ll fishing issuedfishing issued condition fishing and thethe be a unless size of 60 catching shellfish not less than 42 with a mesh except to the damage only at its forward and lateral sides.forward and lateral sides. The the measurement than 3 kilo thethe nn Government patrol vesselGovernment patrol vessel and aids.aids. Keeping of logs.logs. gg re e time e may position and position d transhipment a transhipment giving each fisheries the quantity of each fisheries catch thethe oo any in officer forced by those in Master prolonged period. officer forced by Master shall u (b) where practicable return the ~car to the sea &Atl log the position; (c) make a full report of the incident and steps taken by him in accordance with paragraphs \a) and (b) to the Director at the earliest opportunity. PART IX-TRANSFER OF CATCHES I' ND TRANSHIPMENT 31 (I) The Master of any vessel intending to enter the fi- Notlflcatloa . . . ' 1: d I b of entry and sheries waters for the purpose of taking on 10m any fis 1 y tran- departure of ship or any other means, shall notify the Director of his intention to fish trans enter the waters not more than 48 hours ard not less than J2 hours porters, before entry. loading licences, (2) Such notification shall include-· checkina er t..dini. (a) the vessel's name, radio c~1J sign and fishing licence number where applicable; (b) full details of any catch on board the vessel; (c) the intended date and arrival time in Freetown for inspection before commcncemenu of tranship ment or load ing operations. (3) Prior to transhipment, the Master shall apply to the Director for a transhipment/loading licence in the form set out in the Third Schedule, and prior to such licence being Issued shall pay the transhipment/Ioading fee. (4) The transhipment/loading licence shall stipulate where loading or transhipment shall take place and shall be subject to such other conditions as the Ditrectcr shall endorse tkerecn. (5) The Master of a vessel with a transhipment/loading licence shall not commence to tranship or take on board fish unless authorised. (6) The Master shall cause the [311 being loaded to be accurately weighed and recorded by species en be ard the vessel. (7) The Master shall during the loading operation !iTe every assistance to the authorised officer ig the checklng of the weight and species being loaded acd shall furnish to the Director on ~ daily fueiscopies of the weighing records referred flo in sub-regulation t'). (8) Prior to departure from the fisheries waters, the Master .r a vessel with ft transhipment/loading licence shall aotlfy the 'f.' irecter in such form II the Dirccter shall stipulate of 12 ss ing licences. in the licence. 1313 d Regulation 3 FIRST SCHEDULE DEPARTMENT Of FISHERIES fREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREAS 5 mile area reserved for artisanal and recreational fisheries. ," / .~ i .... .. 4 .. If • " " • "" ••• " "'~:~o ..::::: . ~ -.~, . ". t ~OO •.•-00" :" - ......, '\ (small scale) .: Scale (miles) o 5 to 20 30 1\0 """'G] "Area for industrial flsheries. r =,.~.:\::;0::: ". ·t·· CephalopedCephaloped first eones the the the the APPLICATION FOR FISHING LICENCESAPPLICATION FOR FISHING LICENCES the specified. the be required of the as may be specifiedas may be specified of period records and the catch of the vessel this licence or inthis licence or in transhipment of fish shalltranshipment of fish shall licencing officer may approve. notified by amend In any case where he takes action underIn any case where he takes action under just fishingfishing The licencing as a result of actionas a result of action FEESFEES in Freetown under entry into the fisheries waters,entry into the fisheries waters, gross tonnage, each vessel o the cubic capacity of each hold, between other for the carriage of carge; is not registered under the flagis not registered under the flag o 1969 the licensing officer as he sees fit, convert that tonnage into purposes of purposes of licence to the applicant. be of these conditionsbe of these conditions manner officer shall direct. granted not towards payment of the agent in Sierra Leone shall, if required and form satisfactory to the licensing officer these regulations and conditions of the financial or other security as the licensing officerfinancial or other security as the licensing officer DE applicantapplicant charterer the DatedDated NONO A R E.R E. DECDEC Note:Note: sing Officer SpeciesSpecies Name Date i Date DateDate and delivered to the office of the before any sea fish is receivedbefore any sea fish is received TRANSFERRED 27 FOURTH SCHI~DULE (Regulations 33 & 35) FISH PROCT':SSlf'lG ).1n~N(1~S PART l FISH PReCESSING LICENCE FEES \. Licence: Fees payable shall be 2 ~~ of sales price of product processed annually. PART 2 APPLlCATION FORM No . SIERRA LEONE FISH PROCESSING LICENCE THE FISHERIES REGULATION, 1990 1. COMPANY DETAILS: Name of Company . Registered Address . Name of Company Directors Address cf ProcessingjMaaufacturing Plant 2. . '" . PRODUCTS: Name and Type of Fish Species to be Processed 3. . . PROCESS: Type of Processes to be carried eut 4. Narncfs) and addrersfes) of cWJ':'tr.(s) to whr r» tl.e licuc((s) i~/nlC: tc be granted. 5. DECLARATION J/Y!c confiun that the :1pr,l:c"nl ill 1lC:!I1W in rartll.1nljJh 4 is the: Dircctc.r of Ihe COIl1PaJiY named "lid that we SUI I rnrlcr all previous licences to process fish within the territory or Sierra L~OiIC a.ul i!:; fisheries waters . .5i.jw:f!Ii"e Name ill BLOCK LETTERS J?),lcd .. ,. '" '" ., . on:'lCiAL USE Of~LY Date Rcccj·,C'r.! . Licence Number .. , . P~'lc or Issue . PART 3 CONDITIONS Details on Gcncrul :'r.d Special conditions or Fish Processing Licences will be nvailnblc from the cfllce ofthe Licensing Oflicer ill Freetown or the Department 01" Fisheries. FIFTIf sen EDULE (Regulatioll 6) STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IDENTIFICATIONS AND f\IARKING OF FISHING VESSELS 1. Bnsic System (I) Vessels shall be marked with their International Tclccomrnuuication Union Radio Call Signs (rr\C3). (2) Except as provided for ill paragraph 2(6), vessels to which an TRCS has not been assigucd shall be marked with the characters allocated by the Inter national Telecommunications Un10n ((TUT) to the flag State SC~ Appendix (I) and followed by, wh~re appropriate, the licence or rcgistrnt ion number assigned by the nag slate. In such cases, a hyphen shall be placed between the nationality identification characters and the licence or registration number identifying I he vessel. (3) rn order to avoid con [usion ~vith the letters I and 0, it is rccorr mended tJ.lat the numbers I and 0, which arc specifically excluded Ircrn the lTV t.all signs be avoided by national Clulhoril'ic·; when allocatisg licccce or registration numbers. (0{) 1\ part from lite lC3f.CI'S name cr ideP.t:r:clio~ m:H'~ :.nd th~ pert cf rcg:btry as required by ~·tcrn~tion~1 practice or Jla)imlal lcgislatiou, the Illarldog avoid confusion, be vessel's side , port and starboard: fixtures inclined at an angle to the vessel's side of superstructure would be considered as suitable provi ded that the angle of inclination shall not prevent sighting of the sign from another vessel or from the air; on a deck, except as provided for in paragraph 2 (4) below, should an awning or other temporary cover be placed so as to obscure the mark on deck, the awning or covertemporary cover be placed so as to obscure the mark on deck, the awning or cover shall also be marked. These marks shall be placed athwartships with the top of the numbers towards the bow. Marks shall be placed as high as possible above the water-line on both sides. Such parts of the hull as the flare of the bow and the stern, shall be avoided. be so placed that they are not obscured by the fishing gear whether it use; to display markings 10 (7.) The width (w) of 1.IIC letters <Ina numbers shal] be in proportion to the size of the height :'S set out ill Iq:pcl1dix H. (3) The height (It) of the letters and numbers shnll bc in prorortien to the size of the vessel in accordance with the following: (0) Formarks to be placed en the hull, superstructure and/or iuckned surfuccs-« Length of vessel overall (LOA) ill metres (JIf) 25 m and over 20 111 hut less than 25 III J 5 m but less then 20 III t 2 III but less than 15 III 5 m but less than 12 m under 5 111 In-;::''t of letters and txunbcrs ill metres (/II) (0 be "at less than: 1.0 In o.s m O.Gm 0.4 In 0.3 m 0.1 m (b) for the marks to be placed. on deck The height shall be not less than 0.3 III [or all classes of vessels of 5 m and over. (,1) The length uf the hyphen shall be half the height of the letters and num bcrs. (5) The width of the stroke ror nil letters, numbers and the hyphen, shall be h/6, (6) Spacing-s (a) the space between the letters and/or numbers shall not exceed h/4 nor be less than h/G. (b) the space between r djaccnt letters having sloping sides shall not exceed h/8 nor be Jess than h/IO, c.g. A V. (7) Painting: The marks shall be (n) white on a black background, or (b) black on a white background. (8) The b:tckgrounrl shall extend to provide a border around the mark of not less than h/6. (9) Good quality paints shall be used throughout. (10) (11) The usc of retro-reflective or heat generating substances may be used, provided that the mark meets the req uirementsof these Standard Speci fications. The marks and the background shall be maintained in gocd condition at all times. SIXTH We confirmWe confirm The object of these regulations is to establish an effective control programme for the Marine Fisheries of Sierra Leone. The aim of the programme is to enable Government to properly Fisheries of Sierra Leone. The aim of the programme is to enable Government to properly and effectively control the country's Marine Fisheries Resources, and to obtain Revenue from Licences fees and royalties, whilst preserving and protecting the Marine Fisheries from Licences fees and royalties, whilst preserving and protecting the Marine Fisheries Resourse, Maritime Protection Services (Sierra Leone) Ltd. has been appointed by Government to undertake this service.