PIP National Fisheries Laws
Submitted by Anonymous | 23 / Nov / 2016
APPLICABLE NATIONAL LAWS
- INITIAL POSTING: 21 May 2015
- UPDATED: 28 Feb 2018
- UPDATED: 23 Mar 2018
- UPDATED: 19 April 2018
- UPDATED: 29 April 2018
- UPDATED: 10 May 2018
- UPDATED: 25 May 2018
- UPDATED: 11 July 2018
These are the applicable national laws of the Pacific Island Parties (PIPs) for the purpose of the Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of the Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America (commonly known as the "Treaty on Fisheries"), as amended in December 2016.
NOTEs:
- Australia's waters are currently closed for fishing by the U.S. fleet operating under the Treaty.
- The laws marked as 'pending' are already effective but they are not posted yet pending receipt of the texts.
- The law marked in 'italics' in Nauru folder was notified to the U.S. Government, including all the PIPs, on 25 May 2018 and is provided for advance notice pending the entry into force for the purpose of the Treaty on Tuesday 24 July 2018.
- The laws marked in 'italics' in Kiribati folder were notified to the U.S. Government, including all the PIPs, on 11 July 2018 and are provided for advance notice pending the entry into force for the purpose of the Treaty on Saturday 8 September 2018.
Australia
- Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981
- Fisheries Administration Act 1991
- Fisheries Management 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
- 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 (pending)
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
- Title 18 of the FSM Code (Maritime Boundaries Act 2017), as amended
- Title 24 of the FSM Code (Third Implementing Arrangement and Net Sharing Act 2017), as amended
- Title 24 of the FSM Code (Additional Closed Area Act 2017), as amended
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
- 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_(Processing_and_Export)_Regulations_1981
o Fisheries (Fish Aggregating Device Management) Regulations 2014
o Fisheries (Purse Seine Vessel Days Scheme) Regulations 2014
o Sharks Sanctuary Regulations 2015
- Fisheries (Amendment) Act 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 Domestic Fishing Zone Limit Regulation 2015
- Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2017
o Phoenix Islands Protected Area Regulations 2008
o Phoenix Islands Protected Area (Amendment) Regulations 2014
o Phoenix Islands Protected Area (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Marshall Islands
- Marshall Islands Revised Code 2012, Title 51 [51 MIRC Ch.1]
- Marine Mammal Protection Act 1990 [33 MIRC Ch.2]
- Marine Zones and Protection of Mammals [33 MIRC Ch.1]
- 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
- 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
- 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 (pending)
o Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2010
o Sea Boundaries Proclamation 1997
- Nauru Fisheries Marine Resources Authority (NFMRA) Act 1997
- 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
- Shipping (Registration of Foreign Vessels) Act 2018
New Zealand
- 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 Fishing Regulations 1996
- 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 Act 1977
- 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)
- 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.
- 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) (Use of Foreign Boats) Act 1978
- 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 2004
- Sea-carriage of Goods Act 1951
Samoa
o Fisheries (Vessel Monitoring System) Regulations 1999 (pending)
- Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1999
- Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2002
o Fisheries (Transhipment) Regulations 2003 (pending)
- Fisheries (Ban of Driftnet Fishing) Act 1999
- Maritime Zones (Amendment) Act 2004
- 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
- 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
- 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
CLOSED AREAS
The Closed Areas for PIPs are provided in a separate folder.