Fisheries Management and Development (Inland Fisheries) Regulations, Legal Notice no. 56 of 2024.

These Regulations, made under provisions of section 208(2)(o) of the Fisheries Management and Development Act, 2016, apply to any person, vessel or other craft undertaking any fishing or a fishing related activity in Kenya inland fishery waters. The Regulations concern the following topics: anadromous and catadromous fish; artisanal fisher; fishing trip; inland fishery waters; ornamental fisher; potamodromous fish; protected area; artisanal inland fishing vessel registration certificate. The Regulations aim at: promoting the realisation of economic benefits from Kenya inland fishery resources; providing for fees and other charges for promoting development of artisanal fishers; ensuring management and conservation of inland fishery resources; strengthening monitoring, control and surveillance within Kenya inland fishery waters.
Matters covered by these Regulations include: procedure for registration of artisanal and semi-industrial inland fishing vessel certificate; artisanal inland fisher’s licence; compliance with standards for seaworthiness and safety of life at sea; issuance of licences for trading in fish and fish products; freshwater ornamental fishing licence; conservation and management measures; landing of fish; minimum and maximum landing size of fish; prohibition on the introduction on new fish species into an inland water body; protection of fish in breeding areas; permitted and prohibited fishing methods; respect of local communities traditional access to fishing grounds.