Sea Fisheries Act

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, no person shall operate or navigate any motor fishing boat for the purpose of fishing or a reefer vessel for the purpose of dis – charging frozen fish within the territorial waters of Nigeria or its exclusive economic zone, unless that boat or reefer vessel has been duly registered and licensed.

(2) Any person operating or navigating or caus ing to be operated or navigated a mo- tor fishing boat or a reefer vessel in contravention of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and on conviction shall be liable to imprisonment for five years or to a tine of $250,000 or to both such fine and imprisonment and in addi- tion forfeiture of the motor fishing boat and the fish or shrimp catch on board.

(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any motor fishing boat or a reefer vessel entering the territorial waters of Nigeria not for fishing or the disposal of fish, but solely for re-fuelling at any port or for shelter, or solely because the motor fishing boat or reefer vessel is in distress or there is any other emergency.

2. Unlicensed motor fishing boat enjoying innocent passage

Every unlicensed motor fishing boat in transit or enjoying the right of innocent pas – sage within Nigeria’s territorial waters or its exclusive economic zone shall have its –

(a) fishing gear stowed wholly inboard;

(b) nets and trawl boards disconnected from towing warps or hauling ropes; and

(c) fishing gear above deck firmly secured to the vessel’s super structure as it is customary when steaming to and from the fishing ground.

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