Tanzania
Fisheries Act
Fisheries (Inland Waters) Regulations, 1982
Government Notice 5 of 1982
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 22 January 1982
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
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These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Inland Waters) Regulations, and shall be read as one with the Fisheries (General) Regulations.2.
1In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise—"closed period" in relation to major lakes and Lake Rukwa means the period between the 1st January and 30th June both inclusive and the Director may provide by writing a closed period for any of the minor waters;"fish breeding area" means an area where fish prepare nests, lay eggs and care for them until they hatch and includes any area where fry and juveniles feed and grow and also includes the pathway for anadromous fsh species;"katuli" in relation to minor waters means splashing and disturbing water for the purpose of chasing fish in the direction of set gill-nets;"landing station" means specified centres by a Fisheries Officer along the beach where fisherman dispose their catch;"major lakes" includes Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa;"mark buoy" means any fixed object for the identification of boundaries of closed areas;"minor waters" include lakes other than major lakes, rivers, natural swamps, dams and ponds;"open period" in relation to major lakes and Lake Rukwa means the period between 1st of July and 31st December, both inclusive, and the Director may provide in writing for an open period for any of the minor waters;"river" means a water courseway flowing into major lakes or minor waters;"river mouth" means a point where a river empties its water into a major lake or minor water.3.
2No person shall fish in the areas specified in the First Schedule to these Regulations during the closed period except—4.
No person shall use nets and gears with mesh-sizes of less than 2½ inches (64mm) for the purpose of fishing in the rivers and river mouth areas and bays specified in the Schedule to these Regulations during open period.5.
No person shall use "katuli" for the purpose of fishing.6.
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No person shall land his catch in areas other than landing stations.8.
4No person shall touch, remove, destroy or in any way tamper with a mark-bouy put to demarcate a fish breeding area.9.
History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
22 January 1982
Commenced