Regulation on Fishermen Refuges.

This Regulation has been prepared to specify the principles for; selecting the locations of fishermen refuges; leasing and management principles and procedures; procedures and measures that should be implemented by operators; fees to be paid by vessels and payment procedures; procedures on repair and maintenance in refuges; and principles for erecting superstructure. The fishermen refuges will be leased out by the Ministry of Finance, for a period not less than ten years and not more than twenty five years, through bargaining procedures, preferably to Fishery Cooperatives or Cooperative Unions that are established in and whose members are inhabitants of that location, and who are engaged exclusively with fishery activities for minimum of six months, and who would apply for leasing within the 30-days notification period, after having positive considerations of the Ministry and the Ministry of Transportation. Fishermen refuges are classified according to the services provided, vessel capacity, and their size.