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Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 2019

Signed on 26 November 2019, this comprehensive fisheries law amends the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority framework and governs marine and inland fisheries, aquaculture, fisheries access, licensing, monitoring and surveillance, enforcement, offences and penalties, aquatic-environment protection, post-harvest activities and related institutional arrangements.

Enacted2019
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Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 2019

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Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 2019 (2019)

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Amends2017
National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority Act, 2017The 2019 law expressly amends the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority Law by adding the Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development framework.
This instrumentFisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 2019
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Implemented by2020
Regulation concerning Fisheries and Aquaculture (Regulation No. NAFAA/001/2020)FAOLEX states that Regulation No. NAFAA/001/2020 implements section 17.1 of Chapter 17 of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Development Law of 2019.