South Sudan
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South Sudan is a landlocked country, so there is no marine spearfishing; the only relevant context is freshwater fishing in the White Nile, the Sudd wetland, and associated rivers and lakes. There is no spearfishing-specific legislation. The fishery is overwhelmingly artisanal and subsistence-based, and traditional gear such as spears, bows and arrows, traps and baskets has long been used. The governing statute is the colonial-era Freshwater Fisheries Act 1954 (inherited from Sudan), whose legitimacy is itself described as doubtful in the country's own official policy document. A modern Fisheries Bill (drafted 2006, re-edited as the draft Fisheries Bill 2012) has not been enacted, and as of recent reporting the sector still suffers from a lack of an up-to-date legal framework. Under the 1954 Act, the Minister has regulation-making powers over closed seasons, prohibited areas and methods, and gear limitations, and licences are issued for fishing, sport fishing and sport-fishing clubs, but no provision specifically addresses recreational underwater (spear) fishing. Recreational spearfishing as a regulated activity is effectively undefined; legality is therefore best characterised as unknown.
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Khung pháp lý điều chỉnh
- §Freshwater Fisheries Act 1954 (inherited from Sudan; applies to freshwater rivers and lakes)
- §Draft Fisheries Bill 2012 (prepared 2006, re-edited 2012; NOT enacted)
- §Fisheries Policy for South Sudan 2012-2016 (Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries, policy document, not binding law)
- §Wild Life Conservation and National Parks Act 2003 (protected areas / national parks framework)
Luật, nguyên văn
Văn bản pháp lý
Các điều khoản luật định và quy định chính xác chi phối việc săn cá bằng súng lao tại đây, được trích dẫn như đã công bố, kèm liên kết đến từng nguồn chính thức.
Current Legislation - status of fisheries law in South Sudan
Fisheries Policy for South Sudan 2012-2016 (citing the Freshwater Fisheries Act 1954)
The current legislation dates from the 1950s before the creation of the Republic of South Sudan and there is some doubt as to its legitimacy. It is contained in the Freshwater Fisheries Act 1954 which applies to all freshwater rivers and lakes in such parts of Sudan as the Minister of Animal Resources may, from time to time, notify in the Official Gazette (sect. 2). It includes various clauses including that no person shall introduce non-indigenous species without a permit (sect. 4). Other provisions relate to use of gear (sects. 5-7), licences for boats (sect. 8) fishing licences (sect. 9), regulation making powers of the Minister (sect. 10) and offences (sect. 11).
Ministerial regulation-making powers under the draft Fisheries Bill (closed seasons, prohibited areas and methods, gear limits)
Draft Fisheries Bill 2012 (as described in the Fisheries Policy for South Sudan 2012-2016)
This draft allows for the Director General to implement it and to impose regulations through the Gazette and the Minister on many things including:- Closed seasons; Prohibited areas and methods; Limitations on gears; Size age amount etc of fish caught; Regulate the landing of fish and management of landing areas; Control aquatic plants; Damming, blocking etc of rivers; To collaborate on irrigation schemes; To issue and refuse licenses; Registration of vessels; Use of explosives and illegal methods and The powers of authorised officers.
Licence types under the existing legislation
Fisheries Policy for South Sudan 2012-2016 (describing licences under the Freshwater Fisheries Act 1954 / draft Bill)
Licenses are issued for fishing, aquarium fish catching, sports fishing, fish processing (but no QC mentioned), fish trading, fish movement, culturing aquarium fish, export of aquarium fish, disposal of aquarium fish, import and export and sport fishing clubs.
Status of the draft Fisheries Bill - not enacted
Fisheries Policy for South Sudan 2012-2016
A draft Fisheries Bill was prepared in 2006 and has now been re-edited as the draft Fisheries Bill 2012. The bill is based on a template from elsewhere, and has been adapted to the South Sudan, including some references to marine organisms of which there are none in South Sudan.
Khi nào bạn có thể lặn
Mùa vụ & hạn chế thời gian
Các giai đoạn cấm, mở và hạn chế trong năm. Luôn xác nhận các đợt cấm theo từng loài tại địa phương.
- Hạn chếAll freshwater capture fisheries (no spearfishing-specific season exists)
No statutory closed season is currently in force for spearfishing or recreational fishing. Under the Freshwater Fisheries Act 1954 and the draft Fisheries Bill 2012 the Minister has the power to declare closed seasons by notice in the Official Gazette, but no such generally applicable, currently effective closed season has been identified. Fishing is highly seasonal in practice, with about two-thirds of the catch taken during the rainy season (May to September).
Quyền được đánh bắt
Giấy phép
Những gì bạn cần để được phép xuống nước, chi phí, và cách lấy giấy phép.
Operational fishing licences are issued administratively by the Ministry (Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development); licence categories under the existing framework include fishing, sports fishing and sport fishing clubs. No dedicated spearfishing licence is defined.
Lấy giấy phép của bạnMở cổng thông tin chính thức · faolex.fao.org
- Loại
- Fishing licence / sport fishing licence (no spearfishing-specific licence exists)
- Chi phí
- unknown
- Thời hạn hiệu lực
- unknown
- Cách lấy
- Operational fishing licences are issued administratively by the Ministry (Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development); licence categories under the existing framework include fishing, sports fishing and sport fishing clubs. No dedicated spearfishing licence is defined.
- Cơ quan cấp
- Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (formerly Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries), Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
Trang thiết bị & kỹ thuật
Quy định về trang thiết bị
Loại trang thiết bị được phép, cách sử dụng, và các điều kiện đi kèm.
Hạn chế
- Use of explosives and illegal fishing methods is prohibited under the existing/draft legislation
- The Minister has power to limit gears and prohibit certain methods and areas, but no specific rules on spearguns or recreational spears have been identified
Traditional fishing in South Sudan has long used spears, bows and arrows, fish barriers, traps, baskets and local canoes. These are subsistence/artisanal methods rather than regulated recreational spearfishing. The 1954 Act and the draft Fisheries Bill 2012 address gear use (sects. 5-7) and ban explosives and 'illegal methods', but contain no provisions specific to spearguns, freediving or recreational underwater hunting.
Những gì bạn được bắt
Giới hạn đánh bắt & loài được bảo vệ
Hạn ngạch hằng ngày, kích thước tối thiểu, và các loài không bao giờ được phép bắt.
Giới hạn hằng ngày
unknown
No published statutory daily bag limits or species size limits specific to recreational fishing or spearfishing have been identified. The draft Fisheries Bill 2012 would empower the Minister to regulate the 'size, age, amount etc of fish caught', but this is not enacted. Key commercial freshwater species in the Sudd include Nile perch (Lates niloticus), tilapias, catfishes (Clarias spp.), Distichodus spp., Gymnarchus spp., Heterotis spp. and Citharinus spp.
Ai được phép đánh bắt
Khách du lịch & cư dân
Quy định khác nhau như thế nào đối với khách nước ngoài và cư dân địa phương.
Khách nước ngoài
No specific rules governing recreational spearfishing by foreigners have been identified. Sport fishing is offered by a small number of tour operators on the Nile and in the Sudd, but there is no clear regulatory regime for foreign recreational anglers or spearfishers. Security conditions and protected-area access are practical constraints.
Cư dân
Artisanal / subsistence freshwater fishing (customary and community-based)
Resident communities fish largely on a subsistence and artisanal basis under customary practice, using traditional gear including spears. There is no formal residents-vs-foreigners distinction in the published spearfishing rules because no spearfishing-specific regime exists.
Ở đâu trên bờ biển
Khu vực được phép & bị cấm
Các khu vực có tên mở cho hoặc đóng đối với săn cá bằng súng lao. Xem bức tranh đầy đủ trên bản đồ tương tác.
Khu vực bị cấm
- Sudd wetland (Ramsar Site No. 1622)Ramsar wetland of international importance
The Sudd is one of the world's largest tropical freshwater wetlands, formed by the White Nile between Malakal and Bor. The official policy document places it between 6 and 9 degrees 30 minutes N and 30 to 32 degrees E. It was designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention on 5 June 2006. It is a critical fish breeding and biodiversity area; while artisanal/subsistence fishing by local communities continues, the area is a protected wetland of international importance and spearfishing is not a sanctioned recreational activity here.
- National parks and game reserves under the Wild Life Conservation and National Parks Act 2003 (e.g. Boma, Badingilo, Nimule, Southern National Park)national park / game reserve
South Sudan maintains 19 wildlife protected areas (six national parks and 13 game reserves) under the Wild Life Conservation and National Parks Act 2003, several of which (such as Nimule on the White Nile, and the seasonal wetlands of Boma and Badingilo) include aquatic habitats. The Act governs conservation and the taking of wildlife in these protected areas; recreational spearfishing within national parks is not a permitted activity.
Điều kiện trên mặt nước
Điều kiện trực tiếp
Ảnh chụp điều kiện biển và thời tiết trực tiếp gần một điểm tham chiếu ven biển ở South Sudan, từ Open-Meteo. Điều kiện thay đổi dọc theo bờ biển — hãy xem như mang tính tham khảo.
Điều kiện biển & thời tiết trực tiếp gần Sudd wetland (Ramsar Site No. 1622).
Hỏi ai
Cơ quan chức năng
Các cơ quan chính thức chịu trách nhiệm về thủy sản và cấp phép.
Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (formerly Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries), Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
fisheries authority
mafs.gov.ssJuba, South SudanMinistry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism (protected areas / national parks)
wildlife and protected areas authority
ecolex.orgJuba, South Sudan
Thông tin này từ đâu
Nguồn
Mọi khẳng định trên trang này đều truy ngược về một trong các tài liệu tham khảo này.
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Fisheries Policy for South Sudan 2012-2016 (Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries, Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development) - FAOLEX PDF ssd146714
Chính thứcfaolex.fao.orgTruy cập Th6 15 - [02]
Fisheries Policy for South Sudan 2012-2016 - ECOLEX record
Chính thứcecolex.orgTruy cập Th6 15 - [03]
Wild Life Conservation and National Parks Act, 2003 - ECOLEX/FAOLEX record
Chính thứcecolex.orgTruy cập Th6 15 - [04]
Sudan's designation of the Sudd marshes on World Environment Day 2006 - Ramsar Convention
Chính thứcramsar.orgTruy cập Th6 15 - [05]
Sudd | Ramsar Sites Information Service (Site No. 1622)
Chính thứcrsis.ramsar.orgTruy cập Th6 15 - [06]
Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries (South Sudan) - Wikipedia (ministry renaming to Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries)
Thứ cấpen.wikipedia.orgTruy cập Th6 15 - [07]
Fledgling Fishing Sector in South Sudan Is Growing, but Threatened by a Lack of Policies - Pulitzer Center
Thứ cấppulitzercenter.orgTruy cập Th6 15 - [08]
Fishing in South Sudan - Exploring the Rich Aquatic Biodiversity of the Nile & Sudd Swamp (traditional spear/bow methods) - Magical South Sudan Tours
communitymagicalsouthsudan.comTruy cập Th6 15
Ghi chú của người nghiên cứu
South Sudan (independent 2011) is landlocked, so there is no marine spearfishing; this record covers freshwater fishing in the White Nile, the Sudd wetland and associated lakes and rivers. There is NO spearfishing-specific legislation. The only fisheries statute in force is the colonial-era Freshwater Fisheries Act 1954 (inherited from Sudan), whose legitimacy the country's own official Fisheries Policy 2012-2016 describes as doubtful. A modern Fisheries Bill, drafted in 2006 and re-edited as the draft Fisheries Bill 2012, has not been enacted, and secondary reporting (Pulitzer Center / InfoNile, 2024) confirms the sector still lacks an up-to-date legal framework and that the Ministry only issues operational fishing licences. Verbatim legal-status text was retrieved from the official Ministry policy PDF on FAOLEX (ssd146714.pdf), which paraphrases the relevant sections of the 1954 Act and the draft Bill; the full statutory text of the 1954 Act itself was not retrievable online. Traditional artisanal/subsistence fishing with spears, bows and arrows, traps and baskets is widespread, but this is customary subsistence practice, not a regulated recreational-spearfishing regime. Because no recreational spearfishing rules exist and the underlying framework is unsettled, spearfishing_allowed is set to 'unknown' and data_confidence to 'low'. Coordinates for the Sudd (lat 8.0, lng 31.0) are approximate, derived from the Ramsar designation (~8N 31E) and corroborated by the policy document range (6 to 9 degrees 30 minutes N, 30 to 32 degrees E).
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