Section 57: Implementation of international fishery conservation and management

57. Implementation of international fishery conservation and management measures (1) Subject to sections 17 (2) and 39, the master or owner of a foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel shall not land or tranship fish or fish products, except— (a) in a port or at an offshore terminal of Mauritius; and (b) upon obtaining a written clearance from the Permanent Secretary. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) (b), the fishery control officer may board and inspect a foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel, and may— (a) examine and take copies of the certificate of registry, the fishing licence and any other relevant documents, including fishing logbooks; (b) inspect the fishing gear; (c) examine any navigational, position fixing, observation or communication equipment, or other device on board; (d) examine any fish or fish product on board; and (e) ascertain the origin, species, form and quantity of fish and fish products. (3) Where pursuant to an inspection under subsection (2), the Permanent Secretary has reason to believe that a foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel was involved in any fishing activity in contravention of any international fishery conservation and management measure, he may— (a) prohibit the boat or vessel to land or tranship its fish in a Mauritian port or at an offshore terminal; (b) promptly notify the appropriate authorities of the flag State of the foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel; and (c) provide to the appropriate authorities of the flag State of the foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel, such information, including evidentiary material, relating to that contravention.