Local fishing vessel - meaning and illustration

"local fishing vessel" means a fishing vessel as described in section 47 or 52 (2) and artisanal and motor vessels;

✏️ Source -- Ghana Fisheries Act, 2002, Part VI, Section 140 ( Ghana Fisheries Act, 2002 )

"small local semi-industrial vessel" means a local fishing vessel of a length below ten metres;

✏️ Source -- Ghana Fisheries Act, 2002, Part VI, Section 140 ( Ghana Fisheries Act, 2002 )

“local fishing vessel” means a fishing vessel with a length overall of less than 24 metres —

• (a)           that is registered as such under the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap 282); or
• (b)          with an overall length of 10 metres or less, identified as such under the Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority Act (Act 2 of 2020); or
• (c)           wholly or beneficially owned by one or more citizens of Seychelles or by a company established under any written laws of which all of the shares are beneficially owned by citizens of Seychelles; and

is classified under the schedule for the permitted activities specified for each class of vessel;

✏️ Source -- SEYCHELLES FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE ACT, 2025, Part 1, Section 2, Sub-section 1 ( SEYCHELLES FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE ACT, 2025 )

‘‘local fishing vessel’’ means any fishing vessel registered in the Republic which is—
(a) wholly owned and controlled by one or more South African persons;
(b) wholly owned by the State;
(c) wholly owned and controlled by any body corporate, society or other association of persons incorporated or established under the laws of the Republic and in which the majority of the shares and the voting rights are
held and controlled by South African persons; or
(d) wholly owned by a body corporate designated as an authorised body corporate by the Minister; 

✏️ Source -- South Africa Marine Living Resources Act, 1998, Section 1, Paragraph 33 ( South Africa Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 )