This Policy issued by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, sets out objectives, criteria and, considerations that will guide the evaluation and allocation of fishing rights in the demersal shark fishery. It will guide the authority delegated by the Minister in taking decisions on applications in this fishery. The Policy sets out a profile of the fishery (sharks and rays; particularly susceptible to overexploitation; shark fishery is generally practised to keep the vessels busy wh