Fisheries minister signs new law regulating foreign ships

GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Fisheries and Blue Economy minister Ahmed Hassan Adan today signed a new law that will govern licensing, supervision, and protection of Somali ships operating outside the country’s territory.

This law, which consists of 6 chapters and 27 articles, regulates the procedures for granting licenses to foreign ships, joint venture ships, and ships owned by Somali citizens.

The law also outlines necessary requirements for tracking, monitoring, and inspecting of fishing vessels, detailing the fees, bonds, and terms for other fishing licenses.

In March, the Federal Government of Somalia president Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, signed the Somali Fisheries Development and Management Act after it was unanimously passed by both houses.