Nigeria - 1992 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Sea Fisheries Act 1992

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This Act provides for the control, regulation, and protection of sea fisheries in the territorial waters of Nigeria. The first part of the Act describes the licensing of motor fishing boats; the second part concerns enforcement, the prohibition of certain fishing methods, and offences and penalties.

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January 2022

This Act provides for the control, regulation, and protection of sea fisheries in the territorial waters of Nigeria. The first part of the Act describes the licensing of motor fishing boats; the second part concerns enforcement, the prohibition of certain fishing methods, and offences and penalties.

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