Administrative sanctions in fisheries law
By: P. Cacaud, M. Kuruc, M. Spreij.
Contributors: Kuruc, Michele.; Spreij, Melvin.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Series: FAO legislative study,; 82
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Fishery law and legislation.; Law of the sea.
Notes: Fisheries law enforcement, from investigation to judgement, is an expensive and lengthy process in many jurisdictions. Many countries experience such a significant backlog of pending trials for conventional criminal offences that dealing with fisheries offences is not a priority. This study suggests considering the use of administrative sanctions as a direct response to the problem and examines the administrative systems for dealing with fisheries offences in a diverse range of countries from different legal systems.