Liberia

"recreational fishing" means fishing for sport or pleasure and not for commercial gain, either from land or vessel and using authorized gear as prescribed in regulations; "Recreational fishing vessel" means any vessel designed and used for recreational fishing;

[The Authority/Minister may make regulations] ... n. regulating or prohibiting the use of any diving apparatus, spear guns or other similar devices for fishing or related activities;

No person shall: a. use, permit to be used or attempt to use fishing gear that has not been authorized by a valid and applicable license issued pursuant to this Act for the purpose of fishing; or b. use, permit to be used [or] attempt to use the method of pair trawling for the purpose of fishing; c. use, permit to be used or attempt to use explosive, bomb, firearms, lights or other electrical devices or poison or other noxious substance for the purpose of fishing, including stunning, disabling, stupefying, destroying, catching or killing fish, or in any way rendering fish to be caught more easily; or d. carry on board a vessel, transport or have in his/her possession or control any fishing gear, explosive, bomb, firearm, lights or other electrical devices, poison or other noxious substance for any purpose referred to in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c).

1) The Inshore Exclusion Zone shall be reserved solely for the use of subsistence, artisanal and semi-industrial fishing activities. A number of shrimp, cephalopods and other coastal species trawlers in line with best scientific evidence may be licensed to operate beyond 4 nautical mile (NM) using approved fishing gears/nets. 2) No person shall in the Inshore Exclusion Zone: a. engage in fishing or related activities other than for subsistence, artisanal or semi-industrial fishing; b. use unapproved beach seine gear; c. carry out fishing or related activities in connection with an industrial fishing vessel, including by using canoe support vessels or by any other means; or d. carry out fishing or related activities otherwise than in accordance with this Act.

A valid and applicable license and authorization issued under the authority of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority shall be required for: ... e. diving for commercial fishing purposes; f. recreational fishing; ...

1) Every artisanal and recreational fishing vessel shall be marked with a registration number in such form as may be prescribed or required in writing by the Director General. 2) On receipt of an application for registration of an artisanal or recreational fishing vessel made under this Act, the Director General, shall as soon as practicable, cause the vessel to which the application refers to be inspected and if, upon such inspection, the vessel is found to be fit for fishing and meets the prescribed safety standards by LiMA, the Director General shall assign identification markings to the vessel and on payment by the applicant of the prescribed registration fee, issue to the owner of the vessel a certificate of registration. 3) The Director General may: a. determine from time to time the total number [of] artisanal and recreational fishing vessels to be licensed and may refuse to license additional artisanal or recreational fishing vessels once this number has been met; and b. specify conditions of licensing for artisanal and recreational fishing vessel relating to the area in which it is permitted to fish and the use of its fishing gear.

1) The Board of Directors may, by publication in accordance with Section 18.2, declare as protected or endangered any fish which are designated as endangered by international agreement or on recommendation by the Director General or the Fishery Advisory Council. ... 3) No person shall take, land, display for sale, sell, deal in, transport, receive, buy or possess any fish or fish product declared as endangered in accordance with this section.