While the Inspector is examining any fishery, no fishes, fishing implement, other material or money shall be concealed or, without his permission, be disposed of.

The holder of the licence shall not transfer his licence.

No person shall engage in the industry with the licence obtained by way of transfer under section 36.

No person shall dispose of living aquatic creatures or any material into the Myanma Marine Fisheries Waters to cause pollution of water or to harass fishes and other marine organisms.

No person shall harass, assault the Inspector while discharging his duties.

No person shall keep on board the fishing vessel explosive substances, poisons, chemicals and such other dangerous substances not permitted for use in fishing.

The Director General of the Department of Fisheries, in exercise of power conferred under section 23 of the Myanmar Marine Fisheries Law, hereby issues this notification, and bans fishing Whale Shark (Burmese- Nga Man Pha Laung (or) Whale Shark) (Rhincodon typus) (Whale Shark) that no person, except with the approval of the Department of Fisheries, shall catch, kill, disturb, carry, storage, possession or sale the Whale Shark. If the fishermen accidentally caught Whale Shark in the fishing things, the alive Whale Shark must be immediately released back into the water.