Summary Description
- Prohibits discards of dead fish.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Wild-caught fishing
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Fish
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- Norway
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Legislation
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- In force
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 1987
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Section 39, Act on the Management of Wild Marine Resources (Marine Resources Act) (Lov om forvaltning av viltlevande marine ressursar (havressurslova), LOV-2008-06-06-37)(Norway)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- The landing obligations apply to all catches species of fishes.
- Weaknesses
- The ban on applies to dead or dying fish and does not apply to viable fishes, who can be released back to the sea.