Fiji

5. ... (3) No person shall take fish in Fiji fisheries waters by way of trade or business or as an employee of a person carrying on the trade or business of a fisherman unless such person is authorised by a licence to take fish: Provided that:- (a) a person who takes fish with a line from the shore or with a spear shall not be required to obtain such a licence; (b) the Minister may by regulation exempt any person from the necessity of possessing such a licence;

3. In these Regulations - ... (b) "underwater breathing apparatus" means and includes scuba gear, compressors and other mechanical and robotical means in the collection, catching and diving for fish. 4. (1) Subject to regulation 5, no person shall: (a) in any way collect, take, or dive for fish using underwater breathing apparatus; (b) be in possession of underwater breathing apparatus for the purpose of collecting, catching and diving for fish. (2) Any person who contravenes the provision of this regulation shall be liable to a fine of four hundred dollars or imprisonment for a term of six months or to both fine and imprisonment. 5. (1) The Permanent Secretary or any person appointed by him in writing, may upon a written request by any person, exempt that person by writing under his hand, from the provisions of regulation 4(1) if, that person holds a valid licence to fish issued by the Fisheries Department ...

(4) Any person who takes or destroys or attempts to take or destroy any fish by the use of dynamite, gelignite or other explosive substance, or who, being the holder of a licence under this Act, is found in possession of dynamite, gelignite or other explosive in such circumstances as to satisfy the court before which he is being tried that he intended to use the substance for the purpose of taking or destroying fish, ... shall be liable for a first offence to imprisonment for six months and to a fine of $1,000 (one thousand dollars) ...

8. No person shall take, stupefy or kill any fish in any lake, pool, pond, river, stream or in the sea by the use of any of the following substances or plants:- (a) any chemical or chemical compound; (b) any substance containing derris; (c) any substance containing the active principal of derris, namely, rotenone; (d) any plant or extract of or derivative from any plant, belonging to the genera Barringtonia, Derris, Euphorbia, Pittosporum or Tephrosia, or place any of such substances or plants in any water for the purpose of taking, stupefying or killing any fish.

20A. - (1) Notwithstanding regulation 20, no person shall - (a) in any way molest, take or kill turtles of any species; or (b) sell, offer, or expose for sale or export any turtle shell, flesh or derivatives; or (c) dig up, use, take or destroy turtle eggs of any turtle species; or (d) use turtle, turtle derivatives, egg or turtle shells for any purpose including education, research or tourism; (e) negatively impact turtle habitats.

13. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rivers and Streams Act, it shall be an offence for any person to take fish on any reef or on any kai (cockle) or other shellfish bed in any area in respect of which the rights of any mataqali or other division or subdivision of the Fijian people have been registered by the Native Fisheries Commission in the Register of Native Customary Fishing Rights unless he shall be a member of such mataqali ... or shall first have obtained a permit to do so from the Commissioner of the Division ... Provided that- (a) such permits shall not be necessary in the case of persons taking fish (other than by way of trade or business ...) with hook and line or with a spear or portable fish trap which can be handled by one person;