Somalia

(3) The following types of fishing vessels shall be exempt from licensing requirements under subsection (1) unless otherwise prescribed: (a) non-motorized vessels; (b) motorized vessels, but with a length overall of not more than 4 meters; and (c) vessels used exclusively for non-commercial recreational fishing.

A licence, authorization or other permission shall be required for ... (k) commercial sport fishing; (l) alteration of a coral reef and/or trade in coral; (m) commercial collection and trade in sea shells; ...

(1) The following zones are established and measured seawards from the baseline from which the Somali territorial sea is measured: (a) the Fisheries Restricted Zone extends to 12 nautical miles and shall be reserved exclusively for artisanal fishing and related activities by Somali citizens and Somali vessels of up to 12 meters in length overall that are wholly owned by Somali citizens and semi-industrial and industrial vessels shall be prohibited from any fishing or related activities in the Zone ...; (b) the Fisheries Protection Zone is adjacent to the Fisheries Restricted Zone and extends to 24 nautical miles and shall be reserved exclusively for fishing and related activities by Somali citizens and Somali vessels of up to 24 meters in length overall ...; (c) the Fisheries Exclusive Economic Zone, being that part of the Exclusive Economic Zone that is adjacent to the Fisheries Protection Zone and extends seawards to 200 nautical miles wherein licensed fishing and related activities shall be permitted in accordance with this Act ...

(1) No person shall: (a) use, permit to be used or attempt to use any explosive, poison or other noxious substance for the purpose of killing, stunning, disabling or catching fish or in any way rendering fish more easily caught; (b) carry on board a vessel, transport or have in his or her possession or control any explosive, poison or other noxious substance for any purpose referred to in subparagraph (a); (c) land, sell receive or possess any fish or fish products, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe they were taken in contravention of subsections (a) or (b).

(2) No person shall take, land, sell, deal in, transport, receive, buy, possess, import or export any fish or fish product declared as protected or endangered in accordance with this section. (3) Any person who catches a protected, threatened or endangered species of fish shall release it and return it alive to the water.

(2) No person shall engage in fishing for, harm, kill or trade in cetaceans. (3) The operator of a vessel in Somali waters shall ensure that in all fishing and related activities, gear is used and disposed of in a manner that avoids entanglement or any other adverse or harmful impact on cetaceans.

(1) No person shall engage in fishing for, harm, kill or trade in marine turtles. (2) The operator of a vessel in Somali waters shall ensure that in all fishing and related activities, gear is used and disposed of in a manner that avoids entanglement or any other adverse or harmful impact on marine turtles.

“artisanal fishing” means traditional fishing by individual Somali citizens using wholly owned and operated Somali artisanal fishing vessels in the waters where they are entitled to fish where: (a) the owner is directly involved in the day-to-day running of the enterprise; (b) the fish are taken in a manner that, having regard to the vessel, the equipment and the method used, is small-scale and individually operated; and (c) the fish are taken primarily for household consumption, barter or local market trade;