" This law and the implementing instruments thereof lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations with a view to attaining the general objectives of the forestry; wildlife and fisheries policy, within the framework of an integrated management ensuring sustainable conservation and use of the said resources and of the various ecosystems. "

" Sport fishing: fishing practised by amateurs, particularly by angling, diving or using means authorised by the fisheries administration. It excludes any commercial transaction. "

" Within the context of this law, logging or customary right means the right which is recognized as being that of the local population to harvest ail forest, wildlife and fisheries products freely for their personal use, except the protected species. "

" The Ministers in charge of forestry, wildlife and fisheries may, because of public interest, and in consultation with the populations concerned, temporarily or permanently suspend the exercise of logging rights, when necessary. Such suspension shall be done in consonance with the general regulations on expropriation by reason of public interest. "

" The services in charge of forestry, wildlife and fisheries shall, as the case may be, issue recovery notices for duties and taxes in forestry, wildlife and fishery resources. "

" Forestry, wildlife and fisheries officials shall receive allowances in respect of the operations referred to in subsection 1 of this section under conditions laid down by decree. "

" (4) The services in charge of forestry, wildlife and fisheries may, in order to preserve the diversity of the biological resources, initial or participate in setting up ex situ unit such as genetic resources banks, botanical and zoological gardens, arboreal, seed orchards or nurseries. (5) To this end, the services concerned shall fix the conditions for taxing, treating, preserving and multiplying genes and specimens taken from the natural environment. "

" The coastal State may adopt laws and regulations, in conformity with the provisions of this Convention and other rules of international law, relating to innocent passage through the territorial sea, in respect of all or any of the following: (a) the safety of navigation and the regulation of maritime traffic; (b) the protection of navigational aids and facilities and other facilities or installations; (c) the protection of cables and pipelines; (d) the conservation of the living resources of the sea; (e) the prevention of infringement of the fisheries laws and regulations of the coastal State; (f) the preservation of the environment of the coastal State and the prevention, reduction and control of pollution thereof; (g) marine scientific research and hydrographic surveys; (h) the prevention of infringement of the customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary laws and regulations of the coastal State. "

" A fishing vessel shal1 be any boat, no matter its size, that is used in activities connected with fisheries. "

" Fishing licences may be issued only to persons resident in Cameroon or to companies whose head office is located in Cameroon and whose composition is known by the fisheries services. "