Fishing Management and Promotion Act.

The purpose of this Act is to create a healthy fishing culture and protect fishery resources, contributing to the development of fishing-related industries as well as agricultural and fishing villages, thereby improving the quality of life of the people by prescribing matters concerning the management and promotion of fishing. The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may formulate criteria for the species, number, length, weight of aquatic animals not to be caught by fishing, and for fishing techniques, fishing tackle, period of time not to be used for catching aquatic animals (criteria for restrictions on fishing) for the protection of aquatic ecosystems and fishery resources. A Special Self-Governing Province Governor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may designate and announce a specific area as a fishing-restricted area, for the protection of aquatic ecosystems and fishery resources and the prevention of accidents of fishermen, etc. A period of validity of permits for a fishing place shall be of 10 years.