This Act amends Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the Palau National Code so as to improve regulation of foreign fishing and to protect and develop the Republic’s marine resources for the benefit of the people of Palau. The Act places restrictions on foreign fishing and empowers the Minister to adopt Regulations for the conservation, management, and exploitation of all living resources in the contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone of the Republic pursuant to sections 125 and 144 of this Title and to negotiate foreign fishing agreements. The Act also establishes a territorial sea of twelve nautical miles, a contiguous of 24 miles and an EEZ of two hundred miles and defines their boundaries.
Palau · 2003-09-05