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Regulation No. 1850 regulating fishing for Greenland halibut in 2015.

Country
Norway
Type of law
Regulation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
It is prohibited for Norwegian vessels to fish and land Greenland halibut north of 62° N in 2015. Exempt from the prohibition is fishing in the fisheries zone around Jan Mayen for a limited quota of 9 675 tons of Greenland halibut. Of this quantity 123 tons of Greenland halibut shall be allocated for research purposes. Vessels under 28 meters in length that fish with conventional gear, has the the opportunity to participate in direct fishing for Greenland halibut for a total allowable catch of 4 000 tons from Monday 25 May at 00:00 hours. The Fisheries Directorate shall enforce cease of fishing activities at 1 700 tons reached quota from Monday 27 July at 00:00 hrs.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/nor144091.pdf
Web site
http://www.lovdata.no
Date of text
Entry into force notes
1 January 2015 with validity until 31 December 2015.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Forskrift om regulering av fisket etter blåkveite i 2015.
Implements
Regulation No. 1437 on the applicaton of penalties and administrative fines for violations of the Marine Living Resources Act.
Act No. 37 of 2008 relating to the management and conservation of living marine resources (Marine Living Resources Act).
Act No. 15 of 1999 relative to the right to participate in fishery and hunting of marine animals (Participation Act).
Implemented by
Regulation on cessation of Greenland halibut fishing north of 62 degrees N in 2015.