Cameroon

underwater fishing: a set of activities designed to capture or collect fish resources from the seabed;

sport or recreational fishing: any activity aimed at catching or collecting fishery resources for leisure purposes and not involving the marketing of fishing products;

fishgig: multi-pronged spear designed for catching large fish or flatfish along the bank;

Types of fishing shall include: - Industrial fishing; - semi-industrial fishing; - artisanal fishing; - sport and recreational fishing; - technical and scientific fishing; - educational fishing; - underwater fishing; - aquaculture or ornamental fishing; - fishing for small estuary shrimp. (2) The boundaries of the zones where the various types of fishing are practiced shall be defined by Regulation. (3) The conditions for carrying out the types of fishing referred to in (1) above shall be set in accordance with the Regulation.

SECTION 26: (1) In conformity with the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, catching of fully protected aquatic species shall be forbidden. (2) Where they may survive, protected and fully protected aquatic species caught inadvertently shall be thrown back into water forthwith. (3) Where such fully protected aquatic species are caught dead, Ministries in charge of wildlife and fisheries shall be informed thereof at the time of unloading. (4) Fully protected aquatic species unloaded shall be systematically seized by relevant authorities. (5) The list of fully protected aquatic species shall be drawn up by the Ministry in charge of wildlife.

SECTION 27: When fishing, it shall be forbidden to: a) use trawl nets over a distance of 5 (five) nautical miles from the baseline; b) Use vessels with more than 350 (three hundred and fifty) Gross Register Tonnage (GRT) on territorial waters; c) use boats with more than 10 (ten) Gross Register Tonnage on inland waterways; d) use of means or devices that may obstruct fishing net meshes or may hamper their selective action [...]; e) use monofilament fishing net devices; f) use dynamites or any other form of explosive, chemical substances, poison, electricity, fire arms, self-triggered traps or any other device which may destroy the aquatic fauna or ecosystem; g) fish with tools without grid nets prescribed by the regulation in force to ensure the protection of species; h) use special tools such as detonators of chemical substances' mixture or the release of compressed gas, unless the latter is as results from the user's manipulation [...].

SECTION 88: Whoever carries out underwater, river or lake fishing using a self-contained breathing apparatus, foil or any other similar equipment without authorization from the Minister in charge of fisheries shall be punished with imprisonment for from 2 (two) months to 1 (one) year or a fine of from CFAF 500 000 (five hundred thousand) to CFAF 1 000 000 (one million), or with both such imprisonment and fine.

SECTION 80: Whoever fishes using electricity, lamps, dynamite, firearms, self-activating traps or any other device that destroys wildlife or the aquatic environment shall be punished with imprisonment for from 1 (one) year to 5 (five) years or a fine of from CFAF 15 000 000 (fifteen million) to CFAF 30 000 000 (thirty million), or with both such imprisonment and fine.

fishery exploitation permit: administrative document issued by the Ministry responsible for fisheries to a natural or legal person, giving entitlement to access to fishery resources; [...] SECTION 89: Whoever refuses to present an exploitation permit [to] officials and staff of the Ministry in charge of fisheries shall be punished with imprisonment for from 6 (six) months to 1 (one) year or a fine of from CFAF 50 000 (fifty thousand) to CFAF 200 000 (two hundred thousand), or with both such imprisonment and fine.