Fisheries (Prohibitions) Regulations, 2003 (Cap. 378).

These Regulations grant the power to the Director of Fisheries to prohibit fishing for, landing of, processing, moving of and trading in: a) Nile Perch fish of a total length that is less than 50 cm or 85 cm, from the Kenya waters of Lake Victoria; b) Rastrineobola argentea (Omena) fish from the Kenya waters of Lake Victoria during the closed season; c) any species from the Lake Naivasha fishery waters during the closed season unless approved by the Director; and d) lobsters of a total weight of less than 250 grams. The Director may also prohibit the use of scuba-diving gear or spear guns to fish for lobsters and Beche-de-mer within the territorial waters of Kenya as described under the Maritime Zones Act unless this is done for experimental purposes.