📑 Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Part 5, Chapter 6, Section 138, Sub-section 1

" The purpose of the sanitary inspection referred to in Section 137 above shall be to: - ensure compliance with the official nomenclature set out for marketable species; - ensure compliance with the minimum marketable size of species; - check the source of the catch; and - ensure that fishery products are good for consumption."

⌚ Date Published: 1994-01-20
⚖️ Instrument Type: Law
Country: 🇨🇲 Cameroon
🌍 Continent : Africa
📜Instrument: Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon
Law_No._94-01_on_Forestry_Wildlife_and_Fisheries_Page32 - aticles 134, 137 & 138

DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE



🔑 FIS
FIS

➡ Refers to the joint France-Cote d´Ivoire-Senegal fleet that targets tropical tunas off Africa.


🔑 Fish
Fish

➡ harvest of uncultured fish from water bodies.


🔑 Fish
Fish

➡ cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate with gills, no digits, and no limbs other than fins which swims by using its fins and tail.


🔑 Fishery
Fishery

➡  any activity related to the culture, management, harvest, processing or marketing of aquatic animals (finfish, shellfish, molluscs, crustaceans, etc.) or plants (seaweeds, alga, etc.).


🔑 Minimum marketable size
Minimum marketable size

➡ minimum size of a fisheries product authorised to be placed on the market, in a particular region.