Federated States of Micronesia

Acts

FSM Code Title 24- Marine Resources Act of 2002
FSM Code Title 55 - Fisheries Observer Revolving Fund..
Chapter 3 of FSM Code Title 19 - Registration of Vessels, Mortgages and Liens
Chapter 2 of FSM Code Title 18 - Ports of Entry
Amendment to sections 503, 913 and 914 of the FSM Code Title 24 - to allow the disposal at sea of by-catch after recording the by-catch in a daily catch report form..
Amendment to section 913 of the FSM Code Title 24 - to extend the application of subsection 913(4)(b) to PS Vessels to October 31, 2015..
Amendment to Section 603 of the FSM Code Title 24 - to clarify the powers of national officers authorized to board vessels..
Amendment to FSM Code Title 24 - To further amend chapters 1, 5, and 9 by adding “Shark” and "Shark Fin" ..
Amendment to FSM Code Title 24-to establish a two term limit for members of the NORMA of the FSM ..
Amendment to FSM Code Title 24 - amendment to section 113 to enable the waiver of permit fees in certain circumstances..
Amendment to Chapter 1 of the FSM Code Title 24 - for the purpose of banning all fishing vessels and fishing vessel owners from fishing in the FSM EEZ..
Chapter 6 of the FSM Code Title 19 - Enforcement
Chapter 5 of the FSM Code Title 24 - Conservation, Management and Sustainable Use of Fishery Resources
Amendment to FSM Code Title 19 – to eliminate the requirement that a vessel must begin and end the majority of its voyages ..
Amendment to FSM Code Title 19 - technical corrections to the Maritime Act of 1997
FSM Code Title 19 Admiralty and Maritime - National Maritime Act, 1997

Other Marine Laws

Violations and Penalties for Prohibited Acts.
Forfeiture and Disposition of Seized or Confiscated Property.
Jurisdiction and Evidence Administrative.
Access Agreements for Foreign Fishing and Related Activities.
Permits for Fishing on the High Seas or in an Area Designated by a Fisheries Management Agreement by Flag Ves.
Management Authority.
Official Ports of Entry .
Entry into Territorial Waters .
Administrative and Legal Procedures.
Safety of Navigation.
Limitation of Liability.
Carriage of Goods by Sea.
Wreck and Salvage.
Marine Aids to Navigation.
Pilotage .
Employment and Welfare of Seamen.
Certificate of Seamen.
Requirements for Vessels Within the FSM.
Registration of Vessels, Mortgages and Liens.
National Flag and Nationality.
Ports of Entry.
Territorial Boundaries and Economic Zones.

Kiribati

Acts

Fisheries (Pacific Island States Treaty with the United States of America) Act 1988.
Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2017.
Fisheries Act 2010.

Other Marine Laws

Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983.
Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011 (No. 4 of 2011)..
Maritime (Amendment) Act 2019.
Maritime Act 2017.

Regulations

Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Wardens) Regulations 2017..

Marshall Islands

Acts

Marine Resources Act (Chapter 1, Title 33)..
(Fisheries) Amendment Act, 2011 (Title 51).
Fisheries Act.
Fisheries Enforcement Act.
Fishing Access and Licensing Act.
Management and Development of Local Fisheries Act.
Marine Mammal Protection Act 1990.
Marshall Islands Marine Resources Act 1997.
Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Zones Declaration Act 2016.
Tuna and Game-Fish Conservation Zone Act 1996.

Regulations

Protected Areas Network (PAN) Act 2015.
Protected Areas Network (PAN) Act 2018.
Rules and Regulations on Foreign Fishing Agreements and Fish Processing Establishments..
Aquaculture Regulations 2019.
Aquarium Fisheries Regulations of 2015.
Fish Harvest Regulations 2020.
Fish Processing and Export Regulations 2020.
Fishing License (Third implementation Arrangement) Regulations of 2009 (Title 51 MIRC.
Protected Areas Network Regulations 2020.
Regulations Governing Marine Resources Under the Marine Resource Act, 1997.
Sea Cucumber Regulations of 2012.
PAN (National Santuaries of Bikar and Bokak) Regulations, 2025

Other Marine Laws

Declaration of Baselines & Maritime Zones Outer Limits: .
VDS e-Tender User’s Manual.

Nauru

Acts

Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority (Amendment) Act 2016.
Fisheries Amendment Act 2017.
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority (Amendment) Act 2016.
Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Authority (Amendment) Act 2016.
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011.
Interpretation Act 2011 .
Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Act 1997.
Nauru Fishing License (FAD Closure) Regulations 2009.
Nauru Fisheries Regulations 1998 .
Sea Boundaries Act 1997 .
Nauru Fisheries Amendment Regulations 2010.
Regulations and 2009 AD closure .
Fisheries (Amendment)Regulation 2010.
Sea Boundaries Act 1997

Regulations

Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011.
Interpretation Act 2011 .
Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Act 1997.
Nauru Fishing License (FAD Closure) Regulations 2009.
Nauru Fisheries Regulations 1998 .
Nauru Fisheries Amendment Regulations 2010.
HMTC FFC74 Approved Updated .
Regulations and 2009 AD closure .
Fisheries Amendment Act 2017.
Fisheries (Amendment)Regulation 2010.
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2010.

Palau

Acts

Foreign Fishing Revenue Distribution, RPPL 8-47 2012.
Fishery Zones and Regulation of Foreign Fishing (Title 27 of Palau National Code, Division 1, Chapter 1)..
Palau National Code- Fishing 1990.
Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) Act

Regulations

Vessel Monitoring System Regulations (Title 27 of Palau National Code)..
Maritime Regulations - International Ship Registry.
Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Regulation) 2019.
Vessel Monitoring System Regulations 2000 .

Other Marine Laws

Administration Procedure Act (Title 6 Chapter 1 of Palau National Code).
Marine Protection Amendment (RPPL No. 9-50 of 2015)..
Marine Protection Amendment Act 2014.
Marine Protection Act 1994.
Ngardumau Sea Cucumber Survey .

Papua New Guinea

Acts

Fisheries Act 1994 (No. 21 of 1994)..
Fisheries Management Act (No 48 of 1998).
Fisheries Amendment Act 2015 .
Maritime Zones Act 2015 (part 2).
Maritime Zones Act 2015 (part 1).
Tuna Fishery Management and Development Plan 2014

Other Marine Laws

Torres Strait Treaty (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984 (No. 26 of 1984)..
Sea Shipping Levy Act 2003 .
National Maritime Safety Act No. 11 of 2003.
Merchant Shipping Act 1975 Chapter 242.
Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 2004 .
Whaling Act chapter 225 .
National Seas Act chapter 361.

Regulations

Fisheries Regulation 1995 (No. 2 of 1995)..
National Maritime Safety Regulation 2014 .
Fisheries Management (Amendment) Regulation 2016.
Fisheries Management Regulation 2000 .

Solomon Islands

Other Marine Laws

The Delimitation of Marine Waters Act, 1978 Act No. 32 of 21 December 1978 - United Nations.
Delimitation of Marine Waters Act 1978..
Maritime Safety Administration Act 2009 .
Shipping Act 1998 (No. 5 of 1998).

Acts

Fisheries Act, 1972..
Fishery Limits Act 1977..
Fisheries Management Act 2015.

Regulations

Fisheries (Foreign Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1981..
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 1993.
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (L.N. No. 85 of 1995)..
Fisheries (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (L.N. No. 4 of 2007)..
Fisheries Management Regulations 2017 (L.N. No. 2 of 2017)..
Fisheries Regulations, 1972..

Tokelau

Acts

Exclusive Economic Zone Fishing Regulations 2012.
Tokelau (Exclusive Economic Zone) Fishing Amendment Regulations 2019..
Tokelau (Exclusive Economic Zone) Fishing Regulations 1988, Amendment No. 1 (1989/268)..

Regulations

Marine Pollution Regulations 1990.

Other Marine Laws

Tokelau (Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone) Act 1977..
Tokelau Act 1948 No 24 .

Tuvalu

Other Marine Laws

Tuvalu - Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 48.28). - International Labour Organization.
Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 48.28)..
Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Territorial Sea 2012 (L.N. No. 13 of 2012)..
Tuvalu Seabed Minerals Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014)..
Marine Pollution Act 2008.
Maritime Zones Act 2012.

Acts

Marine Resources (Amendment) Act 2012..
Marine Resources Act 2008.