Federated States of Micronesia

Marine Resource Acts

Title 24 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia .
Title 55 of the Code of Federated States of Micronesia - Fisheries Observer Revolving Fund..
Title 19 of the Code of Federated States of Micronesia - Registration of Vessels, Mortgages and Liens..
Title 18 of the Code of Federated States of Micronesia- Ports of Entry..
Congressional Bill No. 19-86.
Congressional Bill No. 19-43.
Congressional Bill No. 18-67.
Congressional Bill No. 18-134.
Title 24 Amendment -Congressional Bill No. 15-73.
Congressional Bill No. 14-88.
Congressional Bill No.13-86.
Title 24 Chapter 9: Violations and Penalties for Prohibited Acts.
Title 24 Chapter 8: Forfeiture and Disposition of Seized or Confiscated Property.
Title 24 Chapter 7: Jurisdiction and Evidence Administrative.
Enforcement.
Title 24 Chapter 5: Conservation, Management and Sustainable Use of Fishery Resources.
Title 24 Chapter 4: Access Agreements for Foreign Fishing and Related Activities.
Title 24 Chapter 3: Permits for Fishing on the High Seas or in an Area Designated by a Fisheries Management Agreement by Flag Ves.
Title 24 Chapter 2: Management Authority
Title 24 Chapter 1: General Provisions

Other Marine Laws

Official Ports of Entry .
Entry into Territorial Waters .
Title 17 Chapter 1: Administrative and Legal Procedures.
Amendment 89.
Amendment 137.
Safety of Navigation.
Limitation of Liability.
Carriage of Goods by Sea.
Wreck and Salvage.
Marine Aids to Navigation.
Pilotage .
Employment and Welfare of Seamen.
Certificate of Seamen.
Requirements for Vessels Within the FSM.
Registration of Vessels, Mortgages and Liens.
National Flag and Nationality.
Ports of Entry.
Territorial Boundaries and Economic Zones.

Palau

Fisheries Acts

Foreign Fishing Revenue Distribution, RPPL 8-47 2012.
Fishery Zones and Regulation of Foreign Fishing (Title 27 of Palau National Code, Division 1, Chapter 1)..
National Fishery Report .
Palau National Code- Fishing 1990.
Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) Act

Regulations

Vessel Monitoring System Regulations (Title 27 of Palau National Code)..
Maritime Regulations - International Ship Registry.
Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Regulation) 2019.
Vessel Monitoring System Regulations 2000 .

Other Marine Laws

Administration Procedure Act (Title 6 Chapter 1 of Palau National Code).
Marine Protection Amendment (RPPL No. 9-50 of 2015)..
Marine Protection Amendment Act 2014.
Marine Protection Act 1994.
Ngardumau Sea Cucumber Survey .

Solomon Islands

Other Marine Laws

The Delimitation of Marine Waters Act, 1978 Act No. 32 of 21 December 1978 - United Nations.
Delimitation of Marine Waters Act 1978..
Maritime Safety Administration Act 2009 .
Shipping Act 1998 (No. 5 of 1998).

Fisheries Acts

Fisheries Act, 1972..
Fishery Limits Act 1977..
Fisheries (Foreign Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1981..
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 1993..
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (L.N. No. 85 of 1995)..
Fisheries (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (L.N. No. 4 of 2007)..
Fisheries Management Regulations 2017 (L.N. No. 2 of 2017)..
Fisheries Regulations, 1972..
Fisheries Act, 1972..
Fisheries Management Act 2015.

Kiribati

Fisheries Acts

Fisheries (Pacific Island States Treaty with the United States of America) Act 1988.
Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2017.
Fisheries Act 2010.

Other Marine Laws

Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983.
Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011 (No. 4 of 2011)..
Maritime (Amendment) Act 2019.
Maritime Act 2017.

Regulations

Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Wardens) Regulations 2017..

Tuvalu

Other Marine Laws

Tuvalu - Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 48.28). - International Labour Organization.
Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 48.28)..
Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Territorial Sea 2012 (L.N. No. 13 of 2012)..
Tuvalu Seabed Minerals Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014)..
Marine Pollution Act 2008.
Maritime Zones Act 2012.

Marine Resource Acts

Marine Resources (Amendment) Act 2012..
Marine Resources Act 2008.

Tokelau

Fisheries Acts

Exclusive Economic Zone Fishing Regulations 2012.
Tokelau (Exclusive Economic Zone) Fishing Amendment Regulations 2019..
Tokelau (Exclusive Economic Zone) Fishing Regulations 1988, Amendment No. 1 (1989/268)..
Tokelau (Exclusive Economic Zone) Fishing Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/278)

Regulations

Marine Pollution Regulations 1990.

Other Marine Laws

Tokelau (Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone) Act 1977..
Tokelau Act 1948 No 24 .

Papua New Guinea

Fisheries Acts

Fisheries Act 1994 (No. 21 of 1994)..
Fisheries Regulation 1995 (No. 2 of 1995).
Fisheries Regulation 1995 (No. 2 of 1995)..
Fisheries Management Act (No 48 of 1998).
Fisheries Management (Amendment) Act 2012. Ceitifiedon - Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA).
Fisheries Amendment Act 2015 .
National Beche De-Mer Fishery Management Plan 2016.
Fisheries Management (Amendment) Regulation 2016.
PNG and the Fight Against IUU Fishing .
Tuna Fisheries Management Act 1998 (part 1).
Fisheries Management Regulation 2000 .

Other Marine Laws

Torres Strait Treaty (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984 (No. 26 of 1984)..
Sea Shipping Levy Act 2003 .
National Maritime Safety Act No. 11 of 2003.
Merchant Shipping Act 1975 Chapter 242.
Maritime Zones Act 2015 (part 2).
Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 2004 .
Whaling Act chapter 225 .
National Seas Act chapter 361.
Maritime Zones Act 2015 (part 1).

Regulations

National Maritime Safety Regulation 2014 .

Marshall Islands

Fisheries Acts

Marine Resources Act (Chapter 1, Title 33)..
(Fisheries) Amendment Act, 2011 (Title 51).
Fisheries Act.
Fisheries Enforcement Act.
Fishing Access and Licensing Act.
Management and Development of Local Fisheries Act.
Marine Mammal Protection Act 1990.
Marshall Islands Marine Resources Act 1997.
Protected Areas Network (PAN) Act 2015.
Protected Areas Network (PAN) Act 2018.
Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Zones Declaration Act 2016.
Tuna and Game-Fish Conservation Zone Act 1996.

Regulations

Rules and Regulations on Foreign Fishing Agreements and Fish Processing Establishments..
Aquaculture Regulations 2019.
Aquarium Fisheries Regulations of 2015.
Fish Harvest Regulations 2020.
Fish Processing and Export Regulations 2020.
Fishing License (Third implementation Arrangement) Regulations of 2009 (Title 51 MIRC.
Protected Areas Network Regulations 2020.
Regulations Governing Marine Resources Under the Marine Resource Act, 1997.
Sea Cucumber Regulations of 2012.
3IA and 4IA Regulations on the FAD Buoy Tracking

Other Marine Laws

Declaration of Baselines & Maritime Zones Outer Limits: .
VDS e-Tender User’s Manual.

Nauru

Fisheries Acts

Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority (Amendment) Act 2016.
First Implementing Arrangement .
Fisheries Amendment Act 2017.
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority (Amendment) Act 2016.
Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority (Amendment) Act 2016.
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011.
Interpretation Act 2011 .
Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Act 1997.
Nauru Fishing License (FAD Closure) Regulations 2009.
Nauru Fisheries Regulations 1998 .
Sea Boundaries Act 1997 .
Nauru Fisheries Amendment Regulations 2010.
Regulations and 2009 AD closure .
Third Implementing Arrangement .
Fisheries (Amendment)Regulation 2010.
Second Implementing Arrangement .

Regulations

Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011.
Interpretation Act 2011 .
Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Act 1997.
Nauru Fishing License (FAD Closure) Regulations 2009.
Nauru Fisheries Regulations 1998 .
Sea Boundaries Act 1997 .
Nauru Fisheries Amendment Regulations 2010.
HMTC FFC74 Approved Updated .
Regulations and 2009 AD closure .
Fisheries Amendment Act 2017.
Third Implementing Arrangement .
First Implementing Arrangement .
Fisheries (Amendment)Regulation 2010.
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
Second Implementing Arrangement .