Directorate: Operations - MFMR

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONS

MANDATE

The Directorate is mandated to protect the living aquatic resources and regulating fishing activities within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and public inland water bodies.

Division: Technical Services

We Will:

• Ensure that Ministry's patrol and research craft comply with national and International Maritime and Aviation legislations;
• Avail patrol craft to participate in oil pollution, search and rescue operations upon request by competent authority and in accordance with national and international obligations;
• Ensure that patrol, research craft, seafarers and air crew certificates are renewed timeously;
• Avail fisheries patrol and research craft to conduct sea surveillance and surveys in accordance with annual Plan;
• Provide technical advice on fisheries patrol and research craft at all times when required;
• Facilitate statutory training for seafarers and air crew; and
• Continuously manage and oversee the maintenance activities of fisheries patrol and research craft.

Division: Monitoring, Control and Surveillance

We Will:

• Ensure compliance with fisheries legislations within EEZ, along the coast and inland water bodies;
• Deploy fisheries inspectors on board patrol craft to conduct sea and aerial surveillance;
• Ensure that sea patrol, inspections and catch control are conducted periodically in line with annual plan
• Ensure that FAO Agreement on Port State Measures, and National Plan of Action against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (NPOF-IUU) are implemented and enforced
• Monitoring and enforcement of fisheries legislations at all landing sites and fish factories;
• Ensure that coastal and rivers patrols are conducted;
• Provide Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data of a specific fishing vessel to the right holder;
• Collect and provide accurate landing data on a monthly basis to the Directorate PPE; and
• Issue recreational fishing permits within fifteen in accordance with fisheries legislations
• Erect sign board, distribute pamphlets, and publish information through electronic and printed media to create awareness on fisheries legislations;
• Ensure training of fisheries inspectors in fisheries management and fisheries legislations;

 

 Below are regulations governing harvesting of marine resources:

 

Fishing for Recreational Purposes Rules     Permit Required for Recreational Fishing   Vessels Monitoring Regulations   Inland Fisheries Act   Exploitation of Marine Resources Regulations