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Decree No. 261 of 1998 to prohibit fishing for capelin in the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard in 1998.

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This Decree applies to Norwegian and foreign commercial fishing vessels of any type and support vessels including vessels for experimental fishing and exploration. It completely prohibits the fishing for capelin in the areas defined in Act No. 11 of 1925 concerning Svalbard. Infringement, caused by either intentional or negligent behaviour, shall be punished in accordance with section 4 of Act No. 11 of 1925. Assistance in fishing or attempt to fish shall be regarded as fishing.
Title
Decree No. 261 of 1998 to prohibit fishing for capelin in the territorial and inner waters of Svalbard in 1998.
Country
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway)
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
1998
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
ECOLEX region
Europe
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
HTML icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/html/nor13247.htm
Link to full text
http://www.lovdata.no
Implements
Decree No. 20 of 1978 to regulate fishing in the territorial waters and the inner waters of Svalbard.