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Albanian Legislation
Albanian legislation in fishery field is contemporary and is based
concern the exploitation of fish resources in responsible way and the
development of fishery sector. The fishing activity is regulated from
the Law No. 7908, date
5.4.1995, the Law No.8763, Dt. 02/04/2001 "About the supplement on
the law No. 7908, Dt. 05/04/1995 " For Fishery and Aquaculture" and the
Law No. 8870 date
21.3.2002 "On amendments to law no. 7908 dated 05/04/1995 for
Fishery and Aquaculture" and the
Regulation
No.1 and Regulation No.2 in implementation of this law.
The provisions under this law
intend to:
a) ensure a rational and accountable exploitation of aquatic biological
resources and development of aquaculture;
b) better organise management of the fishing and aquaculture sectors;
c) provide protective conservation measures in order to ensure the
protection of biological water resources;
ç) support the sustainable development of fishery and aquaculture
sectors, as well as create better social-economical conditions for
producers;
d) insure consumers' demand and interests by introducing to markets,
fishery products permissible for human consumption;
dh) promote and regulate the scientific and technological research in
fisheries and aquaculture sectors.
The general principles of this Legislation are to support the Code of
Conduct for Responsible Fisheries of FAO. In this law are reflected the
functions of central and local consultative organs, scientific research,
the manner of practicing of fishing or/and aquaculture activity, the way
of lagoons management, the way of control exercises. Here are evident
the contravention's, sanctions and the responsibilities.
This law, also, determine the relations between Albania and other
countries in the fishing and aquaculture field through establishing of
agreements with these countries in the fishing field, determining the
obligations of each part, to guarantee the respectability of the norms
which apply Republic of Albania in fishing sector.
At the moment we have done some improvements of this legislation, aiming
the introduction of new concepts of co-management of fishery resources,
management of ports and landing sites from the community as well as
sharing the responsibilities between government and fishery communities.
The new proposals are directed towards a new organization of Fishery
Associations and the establishment of Fishery Management Organization,
whose main task would be the management of fishing ports and landing
sites and co-management of fishery resources.
General outline of marine
capture fisheries legislation and regulations in Albania
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I. |
Access regimes to fisheries
resources |
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Commercial
fishing licences |
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Scientific
research authorisation |
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Sport
fishing licences |
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II. |
Definition of terms |
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III. |
Conservation and management
measures |
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Planning
instruments |
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Commercial
fishing |
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Sport
fishing |
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IV. |
Monitoring, control and
surveillance |
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