section 20
Measures for sustainable fishing and fishing related activities
The Lakshadweep Marine Fisheries Regulation, 2026General202627 sections5 chapters
Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS
Statutory text
- (1) The Administrator may, by notification, provide for such measures as may be necessary to ensure sustainable fishing and fishing related activities within the Union territory of Lakshadweep.
- (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred under sub-section (1), the Administrator may, by such notification, establish or designate such planning tools, mechanisms, committees, advisory bodies or other institutional frameworks, as may be prescribed, for the purposes of—
- (a) regulating, monitoring or managing fishing and fishing related activities;
- (b) conserving and protecting marine resources, habitats and ecosystems;
- (c) ensuring adherence to scientific, seasonal, species-specific, or area-based sustainability norms;
- (d) implementing, enforcing, or operationalising any guidelines, codes of practice, schemes or management plans formulated under this Regulation or under any other law for the time being in force.
- (3) The constitution, powers, functions, duties and procedures of the tools, mechanisms or bodies established or designated under sub-section (2), and the norms, criteria, or standards to be followed by them, shall be such as may be prescribed.
- (4) All measures notified under this section shall be consistent with the objectives of sustainable utilisation, scientific management, conservation of marine wealth, and long-term ecological security of the Union territory of Lakshadweep.
- (5) The Administrator may, by notification, issue a policy for leasing of land, lagoon and sea areas within the territorial waters for the promotion of culture fisheries, including mariculture.
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