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Decree No. 20 of 1978 to regulate fishing in the territorial waters and the inner waters of Svalbard.

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This Decree confers upon the authority to the Department of Fisheries, in relation with the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard, to: prohibit fishing in order to protect young fish and fish stock; regulate the use of gear and the minimum size of fish; to fix yearly total allowable catch for a specific fish species etc. The prohibition of fishing may be given for the whole year or part of a year. Offences against provisions issued by the Department of Fisheries shall be punished in accordance with section 4 of the Svalbard Act of 1925.

This Decree confers upon the authority to the Department of Fisheries, in relation with the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard, to: prohibit fishing in order to protect young fish and fish stock; regulate the use of gear and the minimum size of fish; to fix yearly total allowable catch for a specific fish species etc. The prohibition of fishing may be given for the whole year or part of a year. Offences against provisions issued by the Department of Fisheries shall be punished in accordanc

Consolidated version of Decree No. 20 of 1978 as at 14 February 2008 and amended last by Decree No. 268 of 2005.

Title:

Decree No. 20 of 1978 to regulate fishing in the territorial waters and the inner waters of Svalbard.

Country:

Norway

Type of document:

Regulation

Data source:

ECOLEX regions:

Northern Europe

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Files:

Repealed:

Yes

Amended by

Decree No. 882 of 1994 relative to mesh size, bycatch, minimum size and other matters in relation with the fishing in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 20 Jan 2006

Implemented by

Regulation No. 1104 on the design and installation of sorting grids in shrimp trawls.

on 01 Apr 2016

Regulation No. 1124 prohibiting fishing of Norwegian spring spawning herring in in 2013 in Svalbards territorial waters.

on 03 Dec 2012

Regulation No. 1331 on the prohibition of capelin-fishing in Svalbard's territorial waters.

on 03 Nov 2011

Regulation No. 1334 on prohibiting Norwegian spring-spawning herring fishing in 2012 in Svalbard's territorial waters.

on 13 Dec 2011

Regulation No. 1672 on 2014 fishing of Norwegian spring-spawning herring in Svalbard's territorial waters.

on 20 Dec 2013

Decree No. 1228 of 2010 relative to duty of Norwegian fishing and hunting vessels to listen to radiosignals (canal 16) and to answer to radio calls.

on 23 Jun 2010

Decree No. 1335 of 2000 to prohibit fishing for blue whiting in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 11 Dec 2000

Decree No. 1358 of 2002 to prohibit fishing for cod in the fish protection zone of Svalbard in 2003.

on 06 Dec 2002

Decree No. 1359 of 2002 to prohibit fishing for capelin in the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard in 2003.

on 06 Dec 2002

Decree No. 1387 of 2002 to prohibit fishing for Norwegian young herring in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard in 2003.

on 06 Dec 2002

Decree No. 1389 of 2002 to prohibit fishing for Greenland halibut in the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard in 2003.

on 06 Dec 2002

Decree No. 1500 of 2005 to prohibit fishing for capelin in the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard in 2006.

on 13 Dec 2005

Decree No. 1514 of 2008 to prohibit fishing for capelin in the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard in 2009.

on 18 Dec 2008

Decree No. 1515 of 2008 to prohibit fishing for Norwegian young herring in the Fisheries Protection Zone of Svalbard in 2009.

on 18 Dec 2008

Decree No. 1516 of 2008 to prohibit fishing for Norwegian spring-spawning herring in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard in 2009.

on 18 Dec 2008

Decree No. 1518 of 2010 to prohibit fishing for Greenland halibut in the territorial waters of Svalbard.

on 02 Dec 2010

Decree No. 1521 of 2010 to prohibit fishing for Norwegian young herring in the territorial waters of Svalbard in 2011.

on 02 Dec 2010

Decree No. 1524 of 2003 to prohibit fishing for blue whiting in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard in 2004.

on 11 Dec 2003

Decree No. 1525 of 2003 to prohibit fishing for capelin in the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard in 2004.

on 01 Jan 2004

Decree No. 1526 of 2003 to prohibit fishing for Norwegian young herring in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard in 2004.

on 11 Dec 2003

Decree No. 1527 of 2003 to prohibit fishing for cod in the fish protection zone of Svalbard in 2004.

on 11 Dec 2003

Decree No. 1556 of 2006 to regulate fishing for cod in the fish protection zone of Svalbard in 2007.

on 18 Dec 2006

Decree No. 1593 of 2009 to regulate fishing for red fishes in territorial and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 17 Dec 2009

Decree No. 237 of 2005 relative to control and reporting and related matters of fishing in the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 17 Mar 2005

Decree No. 261 of 1998 to prohibit fishing for capelin in the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard in 1998.

on 25 Mar 1998

Decree No. 271 of 2000 concerning the use of sorting grids in fishery with the use of cod trawls (100 and 135 mm mesh size).

on 21 Dec 2006

Decree No. 406 of 2003 relative to satellite-based control of activities of fishing vessels in the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 26 Mar 2003

Decree No. 406 of 2003 relative to satellite-based control of activities of foreign fishing vessels in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 17 Feb 2005

Decree No. 447 of 1997 to regulate fishing for shrimps by vessels of Russia in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard (No. 447).

on 01 Jan 2006

Decree No. 736 of 1996 to regulate fishing for shrimps by vessels of Canada in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 11 Jan 2008

Decree No. 737 of 1996 to regulate fishing for shrimps by vessels of Estonia in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 09 May 1997

Decree No. 739 to regulate fishing for shrimps by vessels of the Faeroe Islands in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 11 Jan 2008

Decree No. 740 to regulate fishing for shrimps by vessels of Greenland in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 11 Jan 2008

Decree No. 741 to regulate fishing for shrimps by vessels of Iceland in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 11 Jan 2008

Decree No. 742 to regulate fishing for shrimps by vessels of the European Union in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 11 Jan 2008

Decree No. 743 to regulate fishing for shrimps by vessels of Norway in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 31 Aug 2005

Decree No. 915 of 1993 to regulate fishing for shrimps - blocking of areas in fishery protection zones around Svalbard and the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 28 May 1998

Decree to regulate fishing for shrimps by vessels of Lithuania in the territorial waters and inner waters of Svalbard.

on 09 May 1997

Delegation of authority of Department of Fisheries in accordance with section 1 of the Decree to regulate fishing in the territorial waters and the inner waters of Svalbard and section 3 of the Decree relative to the Fisheries Protection Zone of Svalbard (No. 1001 of 1999).

on 01 Sep 1999

Directive concerning the shaping and installation of sorting grates for shrimp fishing (No. 297 of 1997).

on 21 Mar 1997

Partial delegation of authority of the Department of Fisheries pursuant to the Decree relative to fisheries zones around Svalbard, section 3 and the Decree relative to fishing in the territorial waters and the inner waters of Svalbard, section 1 (No. 794 of 1997).

on 07 Jul 1997