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1. Decree No. 95/413 /PM of 20 June 1995 to lay down certain conditions for the application of fisheries regulations., Chapter I, article 2, paragraph 3:
" Traditional or artisanal fishing: type practiced using old- fashioned equipment or boats, especially:
- traditional dugout canoes or similar craft, moving with the aid of sails, paddles or propelled by an outboard motor of thirty (30) horse power;
- barges, small boats, tailboats, or shallow-draft vessels of less than ten (10) gross tons.
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2. Decree No. 95/413 /PM of 20 June 1995 to lay down certain conditions for the application of fisheries regulations., Chapter I, article 3, paragraph 1:
" Within the meaning of Article
110 of the Act, the following are considered, inter alia
as fishing vessels:
A) For industrial fishing, trawlers ;
- shrimp vessels
- longliners
- trawlers
- sardine vessels
- tuna boats.
B) For small-scale fishing
- traditional canoes or similar;
- tailenders
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3. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter I, article 109:
" There are the following types of fishing operations, depending on the means used to obtain fishery resources :
1) industrial fishing;
2) semi-industrial fishing;
3) traditional or small-scale fishing;
4) sport fishing;
5) fishing for scientific purposes;
6) sea farming;
7) fish farming.
The different types of fishing listed here above shall be defined and regulated by decree.
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4. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter II, article 117, paragraph 1:
" The right to carry out industrial fishing shall be subject to the obtention of a fishing licence. For the other forms of fishing excluding subsistence, traditional or small-scale fishing, a fishing permit shall be required.
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5. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter III, article 126:
" Prohibitions may be placed on the right to fish in accordance with the conditions determined by decree in order to :
protect fauna, aquatic environments and traditional fishery operations, and maintain fish production at an acceptable level .
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6. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter I, article 141, paragraph 3:
" The sworn officials shall, forthwith, question and identify any offender who is caught in flagrante delicto. They may, in the exercise of their duties
-) requisition the Police and Gendarmerie for purposes of search and seizure of producing fraudulently exploited or circulated or of securing the identity of the offender
- search trains, vessels, vehicles, aircraft or any other means that may be used to transport the said products, upon presentation of a special search warrant;
- enter houses and enclosures after consultation with local traditional authorities by day in case of flagrante delicto;
- bring proceedings against offenders
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