Measures of Tibet Autonomous Region for the Implementation of the Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China.

These Measures are formulated in order to strengthen the protection, increase, development and reasonable utilization of fishery resources, develop aquaculture, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of fishery producers, and promote the development of fishery production. The Text consists of 39 Articles divided into 6 Chapters: General provisions (I); Aquaculture (II); Fishing (III); Increase and protection of fishery resources (IV); Legal liabilities (V); Supplementary provisions (VI). The Text addresses the issues of aquaculture certificates, rules and requirements to be satisfied by any entity or individual engaged in aquaculture, fishing authorization, enforcement, conservation measures, offences and penalties, etc. The fishing quota system and the fishing license system shall be implemented in this Autonomous Region, and the total fishable amount of the fishery resources shall be determined in conformity with the principle that the fishing amount shall be lower than the growth amount of the fishery resource (art.16-17). Entities and individuals engaged in fishing production shall pay the fishery resource protection and enhancement fees (art.20).