Trinidad and Tobago Territorial Sea

To establish the breadth of the territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles or an outer boundary agreed upon with neighboring States.

Species of Concern: Multiple

Restrictions

Fishing restrictions, such as bag limits, seasons, and size restrictions apply. Please consult the local fishing laws for more information. The following is a non-exhaustive list of restrictions that apply:
1. Every person dragging a net or seine not listed in the Fisheries Act shall remove all fish from such net or seine in water not less than three feet in depth.
2. A person operating a commercial multi-gear boat shall not do so within a distance of two nautical miles from the coast line.
3. No person shall take or remove any turtle eggs after they have been laid and buried by any female turtle or after they have been buried by any person or purchase, sell, offer or expose for sale or be in possession of any turtle eggs.
4. No person shall, at any time, kill, harpoon, catch or otherwise take possession of any turtle, or purchase, sell, offer or expose for sale any turtle, turtle meat or any other part of the turtle.
5. Where a person using a commercial shrimp trawler accidentally captures live marine turtles during fishing operations, the person shall immediately return such turtles to the sea. And where such a person accidentally captures live marine turtles that appear to be in a comatose state, the person shall resuscitate the turtles or cause them to be resuscitated. Owners of commercial shrimp trawlers shall participate in all national and international marine turtle conservation practices.

Allowed

Ships of all States, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea.