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Momodou
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 Posted - 07 Sep 2007 : 18:58:46
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NEW FISHERIES LAW ENACTED
By Bubacarr K. Sowe
The Fisheries Act 1991, which is viewed as "obsolete", has been repealed on Tuesday, September 4 at the National Assembly, following the passing into law of a new Fisheries Act 2007.
Yankuba Touray, the Secretary of State for Fisheries and Water Resources, who tabled the bill before parliamentarians, said the 1991 Act is "obsolete and filled with gaps, thus making the management of the sector based on existing legislation ineffective and unsustainable".
The Secretary of State said the new legislation will adequately address current practices, issues and trends in the sector and will be in consonance with the principles that are enshrined in the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Code of conduct for responsible fisheries.
Mr. Touray said "Numerous issues have emerged during the past fifteen years both in the artisanal and industrial fisheries sub-sectors warranting the formulation of a new Act which would reflect present realities and be able to address the needs and demands of responsible fisheries exploitation and utilization commensurate with resources management and conservation".
He added that responsible fisheries management requires that fisheries legislation should encompass all the current issues and stakeholders, with due recognition of fishing activities in the country's marine waters by sub-regional and distant water fleets.
Abdoulie Kanagi Jawla, the member for Sandu, who seconded the motion, said the reviewing of the 1991 Act is crucial in the fight against poverty and meeting the objectives of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP (2)).
The member for Tumana, Netty Baldeh, said the country needs stringent control of its territorial waters, and enacting legislations is one of the ways to achieve that objective.
Sidia Jatta, the member for Wuli West, described the bill as "important and overdue".
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 105/2007, 7-9 September, 2007
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