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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
Table of contents
I. Access regimes to fisheries resources
   Commercial fishing licences
   Scientific research authorisation
   Sport fishing licences
II. Definition of terms
III. Conservation and management measures
   Planning instruments
   Commercial fishing
   Sport fishing
IV. Monitoring, control and surveillance
 

 

 

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