Marshall Islands

Oversight Body: Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority

Registry
Open
ILO Conventions
- Ratified MLC in 2007
SOLAS
- Ratified SOLAS in 1986

Topics

Laws

Fisheries Act 1997
- Fishing Offenses & Infractions
Fisheries Regulations 1998
- Labor Rules, Offenses, & Infractions
- Vessel Registration & License Management
Fishery Regulations 1998
- Transshipment
- Vessel Registration & License Management
- Vessel Tracking
Fishing Access and Licensing Act 1997
- Vessel Ownership & Legal Responsibility
- Vessel Registration & License Management
Fishing License (Third Implementing Arrangement) Regulations 2009
- Fishing Offenses & Infractions
Labor (Non-resident Workers) Act 2013
- Labor Rules, Offenses, & Infractions
Marshall Islands Employment Equal Opportunity Act 2017
- Labor Rules, Offenses, & Infractions
Marshall Islands, Fishing License (Third Implementing Arrangement) Regulations 2009
- Observers
Title 51 Marshall Islands Revised Code (MIRC) Chapter 2 (Fisheries Act)
- Fishing Offenses & Infractions
Title 51 Marshall Islands Revised Code (MIRC) Chapter 4 (Fisheries Access and Licensing Act)
- Vessel Registration & License Management

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