Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)Chapter 5 : Prohibited Activities and Stowage of Gear44. Prohibited fishing methods |
(1) No person shall—
| (a) | use, permit to be used, or attempt to use any explosive, fire-arm, poison or other noxious substance for the purpose of killing, stunning, disabling or catching fish, or of in any way rendering fish to be caught more easily; |
| (b) | carry or have in his or her possession or control any explosive, fire-arm, poison or other noxious substance for any of the purposes referred to in paragraph (a); or |
| (c) | engage in a fishing or related activity by a method or in a manner prohibited by the Minister by notice in the Gazette. |
| (2) | No person shall land, sell, receive or possess any fish taken by any means in contravention of this Act. |