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Key Information
| 456 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 456 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
Boundary: Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (200NM), version 11. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/. (Boundary Simplified for Display)
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January 2023
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Mērķis
To establish national marine boundaries.
Species of Concern: Multiple
Regulations Summary
Ierobežojumi
Saint Maarten has sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of these waters. Fishing restrictions, such as bag limits, seasons, and size restrictions apply. Please consult the local fishing laws, some of which are referenced on this page, for more information.
1. It is forbidden to fish without a permit, except for vessels with no more than four drag nets or hand lines in use, or vessels with a capacity of less than six gross register tons or less than 12m in length measured from where the deck or the deck strips meet the bow to the inside of the stern.
2. Anyone fishing in the fisheries zone and permit holders fishing in territorial sea shall be forbidden to:
- fish for all species of turtle,
- fish for all species of marine mammal,
- fish for molluscs of the species Strombus gigas (conch) which are less than 18 cm in length; or less than 225 grams when removed from their shells,
- fish for lobster of the species Panulirus argus which are less than 25cm long (measured in prone position from the edge of the head, between the eyes, to the curve in the tail), or have a carapace of less than 9.5cm, or have a total weight of less than 680 grams, or a tail weight of less than 200 grams. It is forbidden to keep lobsters if they are in ecdysis or are carrying eggs, or to remove the eggs.
- fish with dredge nets,
- fish with fish traps with a mesh size of less than 1.5inches or 38mm,
- fish with fish traps not fitted with an escape opening, covered by a panel made of biologically degradable material, which, after use, disintegrates in the sea water, so that after some 20 days an opening of at least 15cm by 15cm is created in one side of the fish traps,
- fish with chemical substances, with the exception of Quinaldine used in catching aquarium fish,
- fish with explosive substances,
- fish with bait composed of the flesh of marine mammals,
- fish with gill nets longer than 2.5km.
Atļauts
Fishing in accordance with the regulations is permitted.