Coastal zone within 5 nautical miles of the baseline

Trawl-net fishing over a distance of 5 nautical miles from the baseline is prohibited, and vessels above 350 GRT are barred from territorial waters (Section 27 a, b). This protects the near-shore band where most artisanal and any underwater fishing would occur, but is a gear/vessel restriction rather than a ban on diving with a hand spear.