Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)Chapter 5 : Prohibited Activities and Stowage of Gear49. Stowage of gear |
| (1) | Gear on board any foreign fishing vessel for which a foreign fishing vessel licence has not been issued shall be stowed in the prescribed manner while the vessel is within South African waters. |
| (2) | A foreign fishing vessel that is licensed in terms of section 39(2) to fish by means of a particular type of gear in any specific area of the South African waters— |
| (a) | shall stow any other gear on board the vessel in the prescribed manner while the vessel is within that area; and |
| (b) | shall stow all gear on board the vessel in the prescribed manner while the vessel is within any other area of the South African waters where it is not licensed to fish. |