FFA Members Fisheries National Laws
Submitted by Anonymous | 27 / Feb / 2017
Australia
- Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981
- Fisheries Management Act 1991
- Fisheries Administration Act 1991
- Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991
- Fisheries Legislation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991
- Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991
- Fisheries Agreements (Payments) Act 1991
- Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
- Whale Protection Act 1980 [REMOVED]
Additional
- Environment_Protection_and_Biodiversity_Conservation_Act_1999_Vol_1
- Environment_Protection_and_Biodiversity_Conservation_Act_1999_Vol_2
Cook Islands
- Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977
o Exclusive Economic Zone (Foreign Fishing Craft) Regulations 1979
- Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone (Amendment) Act 2011
- Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone (Amendment) Act 2012
o Exclusive Economic Zone (Outer Limit) Order 2012
o Marine Resources (Large Pelagic Longline Fishery) Regulations 2012
o Marine Resources (Licensing) Regulations 2012
o Marine Resources (Sharks Conservation) Regulations 2012
o Marine Resources (Purse Seine) Regulations 2013
Federated States of Micronesia
- Supplemental Rules for certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims
- Fisheries Resolutions and Executive Agreements
Fiji
- Fisheries Act (Cap.158) - [Section 4 and Sub-section (4) of Section 5 are repealed]
- Marine Spaces Act (Cap.158A) - [Parts III and IV are repealed]
o Marine Spaces (Territorial Seas) (Rotuma and its Dependencies) (Amendment) Order 2012
o Marine Spaces (Archipelagic Baselines and Exclusive Economic Zone) (Amendment) Order 2012
o Marine Spaces (Foreign Fishing Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
o Marine Spaces (Foreign Fishing Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
- Endangered and Protected Species Act 2002
o Endangered and Protected Species Regulations 2003
o Biosecurity Promulgation 2008
- International Seabed Mineral Management Decree 2013
- Environment Management Act 2005
- Offshore Fisheries Management Decree 2012
- Offshore Fisheries Management (Amendment) Decree 2014
o Offshore Fisheries Management Regulations 2014
Additional
- Marine_Spaces_(Foreign_Fishing_Vessels)_Regulations_1979
- Maritime_Transport_Decree_2013
- Ship_Registration_Decree_2013
Kiribati
- Fisheries (Pacific Island States Treaty with the United States of America) Act 1988
o Fisheries (Fish Aggregating Device Management) Regulations 2014
o Fisheries (Purse Seine Vessel Days Scheme) Regulations 2014
o Sharks Sanctuary Regulations 2015
- Fisheries Act (Amendment) 2015
- Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011
o Baselines Around the Archipelagos of Kiribati Regulations 2014
o Closing Lines Regulations 2014
o Territorial Sea Outer Limits Regulations 2014
o Contiguous Zones Outer Limits Regulations 2014
o Exclusive Economic Zones Outer Limits Regulations 2014
o Phoenix Islands Protected Area (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Additional
- Domestic_Fishng_Zone_Limit_Regulations_2015
- Fisheries_(Processing_and_Export)_Regulations_1981
Marshall Islands
- Marshall Islands Revised Code 2012, Title 51 [51 MIRC Ch. 51] [Replace Ch.51 with Ch.1]
- Marine Zones Act 1984 [33 MIRC Ch.1] [REPEALED]
- Marine Mammal Protection Act 1990 [33 MIRC Ch.2]
- Marine Zones and Protection of Mammals [33 MIRC Ch.3]
- Maritime Administration Act 1990 [47 MIRC Ch.1]
- Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority Act
- Fishing Access and Licensing Act
- Documentation and Identification of Vessels Act
- Tuna and Game-fish Conservation Zone Act
Additional
- Aquarium_Fishery_Regulations_2015_[Title_51]
- Fishing_License_(Third_Implementing_Arrangement)_Regulations_2009_[Title_51]
- Management_and_Development_of_Local_Fisheries_Act_[Title_51_Cap_3]
- Marine_Resources_Act_Title_33_Cap_1]
- Maritime Zone Declaration Act 2016 [REPEALED the Marine Zones Act 1984]
- Marshall_Islands_Fisheries_Regulations_1998_[Title_33]
- Ports_of_Entry_Act_[Title_43_Cap_2]
- Regulation_and_Control_of_Shipping_[Title_34_Cap_1]
Nauru
o Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2009
o Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2010
o Sea Boundaries Proclamation 1997
- Nauru Fisheries Marine Resources Authority (NFMRA) Act 1997
Additional
- Fisheries_(PNA_Third_Implementing_Arrangement)_(Amendment)_Regulations_2010
- Fisheries_(PNA_Third_Implementing_Arrangement)_(Amendment)_Regulations_2015
- Fisheries_(PNA_Third_Implementing_Arrangement)_Regulations_2009
- Fishing_Licence_(FAD_Closure)_Regulations_2009
- Nauru_Fisheries_Marine_Resources_Authority_(Amendment)_Act_2016
- Statute_Law_Revision_Act_2011
Nea Zealand (Includes Tokelau)
- Driftnet Prohibition Act 1991
o Fisheries (Benthic Protection Areas) Regulations 2007
o Fisheries (Foreign Fishing Vessel) Regulations 2001
o Fisheries (Satellite Vessel Monitoring) Regulations 1993
- Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978
- Resource Management Act 1991
- Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996
- Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Protected Area Act 1991
- Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977
o Tokelau (Exclusive Economic Zone) Fishing Regulations 2012
- Tokelau (Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone) Act 1977
Niue
- Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1996
o Whale Sanctuary Regulations 2003
o Domestic Fisheries Regulations 1996 [Replace 'Fisheries' with 'Fishing']
- Continental Shelf Act 1964 (NZ)
o Maritime Security Regulations 2004
- Marine Insurance Act 1908 (NZ)
- Mercantile Law Act 1908 (NZ)
- Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Regulation 1997 [Replace 'Regulation' with 'Act']
- Terrorism Suppression and Transnational Crimes Act 2006
- Sea Carriage of Goods Act 1940 (NZ) (in part only)
o Oil in Navigable Waters (Prohibited Sea Areas) Regulations SR 1971/103 1972/4 (NZ)
o Oil in Navigable Waters (Ships’ Equipment) Regulations SR 1971/105 1972/4 (NZ)
Additional
- Maritime_Territorial_Sea_Baselines_Notice(2A)_2013
- Niue_Fish_Protection_Ordinance_1965
- Niue_Fish_Protection_(Amendment)_Act_1992
- Sunday_Fishing_Prohibition_Act_1980
Palau
- Palau National Code, Title 27, as amended from time to time.
Additional
- Vessel_Monitoring_System_Regulations_2000
Papua New Guinea
- Fisheries Management Act 1998
o Fisheries Management Regulation 2000
o Fisheries Management (Amendment) Act 2012
- Fisheries (Torres Strait Protected Zone) Act 1984
o Fisheries (Torres Strait Protected Zone) Regulation 1987
- Fisheries (Amendment) (Protection of Foreign Boats) Act 1978 [Replace 'Protection' with 'Use']
- International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1975
o South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (Privileges and Immunities) Regulation 1980
- International (Flora and Fauna) Act 1979
- Continental Shelf (Living Natural Resources) Act (Chapter No. 210)
- Prevention of Pollution at Sea Act 1979
o Prevention of Pollution at Sea Regulation 1980
- Offshore Seas Proclamation 1978
o Merchant Shipping ( Safety ) Regulation 1976
- Dumping of Waste at Sea Act 1979
- National Maritime Safety Authority Act 2003
o Export (Fish) Regulation1953
- Admiralty Court Act 1861 (Adopted)
- Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 2002 [replace '2002' with '2004']
- National Seas Act 1977 [REPEALED]
- Sea-carriage of Goods Act 1951
Additonal
Samoa
o Fisheries (Vessel Monitoring System) Regulations 1999
- Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1999
- Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2002
o Fisheries (Transhipment) Regulations 2003
- Fisheries (Ban of Driftnet Fishing) Act 1999
- Maritime Zones (Amendment) Act 2004
Additional
- Fines_(Review_and_Amendment)_1998
- Fisheries_Managegement_Act_2016
Solomon Islands
o Fisheries (Foreign Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1981
- Delimitation of Marine Waters Act 1978
o Delimitation of Marine Waters - Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines
o Delimitation of Marine Waters - Declaration of Archipelagos of Solomon Islands
- Fisheries (United States of America) (Treaty) Act 1988
o Fisheries Regulations 1972 (refer ‘savings clause’ in the Act)
- Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2009
o Fisheries (PNA Third Implementing Arrangement) Regulations 2012
o Fisheries (PNA Third Implementing Arrangement) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
o Fisheries (Vessel Day Scheme) Regulations 2012
Additional
- Fisheries_Management_Act_2015
o Fisheries Management Regulations 2017
Tonga
- Fisheries Management Act 2002
o Fisheries Management (Processing and Export) Regulations 2008
o Fisheries Management (Conservation) Regulations 2008
o Fisheries_Coastal_Communities_Regulations_2009
o Fisheries (Vessel Monitoring System) Regulations 2009
o Fisheries (Local Fishing) Regulations 2009
o Special Management Area Order (Teleki Tonga and Teleki Tokelau, known as Minerva Reef)
- Aquaculture Management Act 2003
o Aquaculture Management Regulations 2008
- Parks and Reserves Act (Cap 89)
- Marine Pollution Prevention Act 2002
- Whale Watching and Swimming Act 2008
o Whale Watching and Swimming Regulations 2013
Additional
- Aquaculture_Management_(Amendment)_Act_2005
- Fisheries_Management_(Amendment)_Act_2004
- Fisheries_Management_(Conservation)_(Amendment)_Regulations_2013
- Fisheries_Management_(Conservation)_(Amendment)_Regulations_2014
- Fisheries_Management_(Processing_and_Export)_(Amendment)_Regulations_2010
- Fisheries_Management_(Amendment)_Act_2009
o Fisheries (Coasatal Communities) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Tuvalu
- Conservations Areas Act 1999 (Cap 30.15)
o Funafuti Conservation Area Order 1999 (Cap 30.15.1)
o Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012
o Declaration of Territorial Sea Baselines 2012
o Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2012
o Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone 2012
o Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Territorial Sea 2012
- Environment Protection Act 2008 (Revised Ed,2008) (Cap 30.25)
o Environment Protection (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2014
- Falekaupule Act (Revised Ed, 2008) (Cap 4.08)
- Marine Resource Act 2006 (Cap 48.16)
o Fisheries (Foreign Fishing Vessel) Regulations 1982
o Foreign Fishing Vessels Licensing (U.S Treaty) Order 1987
o Conservation and Management Measures (PNA Third Implementing Arrangement) Regulations 2009
o Fisheries (Vessel Monitoring System) Regulations 2000
- Marine Resource (Amendment) Act 2012
- Marine Pollution Act (Revised Ed, 2008)
Vanuatu