This Ordinance declares the Ascension fishery limits to extend to 200 miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial waters adjacent to the Island of Ascension is measured and regulates access to fishery by foreign fishing boats in the Fishery Limits. The Governor may by order designate any country and, in relation to it, areas within Ascension fishery limits in which, and descriptions of sea fish for which, fishing boats registered in that country may fish. A Non-designated fishing boat shall not enter Ascension fishery limits except for a purpose recognised by international law or by any convention concerning Ascension and the government of the country to which the boat belongs, and shall not fish or attempt to fish while within the limits. A designated fishing boat shall not fish or attempt to fish within Ascension fishery limits except in an area and for descriptions of fish designated under this section in relation to that country. The Governor may by Order provide— (a) that in any specified area within Ascension fishery limits, fishing by fishing boats (whether Ascension or foreign) is prohibited unless authorised by a licence granted by the Governor; (b) that in any specified area outside those limits fishing by Ascension fishing boats is prohibited unless so authorised. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be enforced by sea fishery officers, and for that purpose sea fishery officers shall have specified powers.
Sainte-Hélène, Ascension et Tristan da Cunha (RU) · 1978-05-01