Sustainable Fisheries Act

Sustainable fisheries law was adopted on 11 October 1996. Updated conservation fishing existing Magnuson and Management Act. This law includes provisions for the implementation of fisheries management plans, sets the prohibited acts and lists civil sanctions. The law gives the Secretary-General decisions trading power to influence the fishing communities. This law is also the role of the observers. Fisheries management PlansUnder article 108 of the law, a plan (FMP) fisheries management can be implemented to restrict the sale of certain species of fish. A PMF can several observers on board a fishing vessel who demand based on the United States. The plan may also require that a certain percentage of outlets for scientific research reserved. Individual fisheries quotas.Prohibited ActsCertain set discusses sustainable fisheries section acts specifically under this Act are prohibited. Manipulation or removal devices and the damage caused is activities prohibited under article 113 of the law. Corruption or sexually harassing observers and data collector is a civil case, and no cure for these types of actions are processed, by civilian proceedings.Civil PenaltiesSection 114 of the Act provides for sanctions against those, to pay the fees of the observer approval. This section addresses the issue of non-payment of civil forfeiture in the same manner.Sustainable FisheriesThe sustainable fisheries law aims to develop a plan to protect against overfishing. To this end article 116 of the Act empowered the secretariat funding for fishing communities, disaster-natural or artificial, betroffenam on request by the Governor of the States concernedor the fishing community. Under this article appropriations can be used to restore fisheries or a similar reoccurring.ObserversObservers prevent event vessels are co-sponsored in accordance with the provisions of section 204. You are under the jurisdiction of the Federal law, compensation who sets procedures for applying for work-related injuries.