iceland: regulations concerning the fishery limits off iceland

ICELAND: REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE FISHERY LIMITS OFF ICELANDSource: International Legal Materials, Vol. 11, No. 5 (SEPTEMBER 1972), pp. 1112-1114Published by: American Society of International LawStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20690985 .

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1112 ICELAND: REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE FISHERY LIMITS OFF ICELAND*

[July 14, 1972]

Regulations concerning the Fishery Limits off Iceland.

Article 1. The fishery limits off Iceland shall be drawn 50 nautical miles outside base

lines drawn between the following points: 1. Horn . 66?27'4 N 22?24'3 W

2. Asb??arrif . 66?08'1 - 20?11'0 ?

3. Rau?in?pur . 66?30'7 - 16?32'4 ?

4. Rifstangi . 66?32'3 - 16?11'8 -

5. Hraunhafnartangi ... 66?32'2 - 16?01'5 ?

6. Langanes . 66?227 - 14?31'9 ?

7. Glettinganes . 65?30'5 - 13?36'3 ?

8. NorCfjarSarhorn . 65"10'0 - 13?30'8 ?

9. Gerpir . 65?04'7 - 13?29'6 ?

10. H?lmur. 64?58'9 - 13?30'6 ?

11. Hvitingar . 64?23'9 - 14?28'0 ?

12. Stokksnes . 64?14'1 - 14?58'4 ?

13. Hrollaugseyjar . 64e01'7 - 15?58'7 ?

14. Tvisker . 63?55'7 - 16?11'3 ?

15. Ing?lfsh?f?i . 63?47'8 - 16?38'5 ? 16. Hvalsiki . 63?44'1 - 17?33'5 -

17. MeSallandssandur I . 63?32'4 - 17?55'6 ?

18. Mei5allandssandur II . 63?30'6 - 17?59'9 ?

19. Myrnatang: . 63?27'4 - 18?11'8 ?

20. K?tlutangi . 63?23'4 - 18?42'8 ?

21. Lundadrangur . 63?23'5 - 19807'5 ?

22. Geirfuglasker . 63?19'0 - 20?29'9 ?

23. Eldeyjardrangur. 63?43'8 - 22?59'4 ?

24. Geirfugladrangur .,. 63?40'7 - 23?17'1 ?

25. Skalasuagi . 64?51'3 - 24?02'5 ?

26. Bjargtangar. 65?30'2 - 24?32'1 ?

27. K6panes . . 65?48'4 - 24?06'0 ?

28. BarSi . 66?03'7 - 23?47'4 ?

29. Straumnes . 66?25'7 - 23?08'4 ?

?0. K?gur. 66?28'3 - 22?55'5 ?

31. Horn . 66?27'9 - 22?28'2 ?

Limits shall also be drawn around the following points 50 nautical miles seaward:

S2. Kolbeinsey . 67?08'8 N 18?40'6 W 33. Hvalbakur . 64?35'8 - 13?16'6 ?

Each nautical mile shall be equal to 1852 metres.

*[Reproduced from the text provided by the Embassy of Iceland at Washington, D.C.

[The Icelandic Althing Resolution on Fisheries Jurisdiction, February 15, 1972, appears at 11 I.L.M. 643 (1972). The Agreement between Belgium and Iceland on Fishing within a Fifty-Mile Limit appears at I.L.M. page

941, and documents from the proceedings before the International Court

of Justice in United Kingdom v. Iceland appear at I.L.M. page 1069.

[A map indicating the fishery limits established by the Regula tions of July 14, 1972, is reproduced on page 1113.]



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Article 2. Within the fishery limits all fishing activities by foreign vessels shall be

prohibited in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 33 of 19 June 1922, concerning Fishing inside the Fishery Limits.

Article 3. Icelandic vessels using bottom trawl, mid-water trawl or Danish seine-netting are

prohibited from fishing inside the fishery limits in the following areas and periods: 1. Off the North-East Coast during the period 1 April to 1 June in an area

which in the west is demarcated by a line drawn true North from Rifstangi (Base point 4) and in the east by a line which is drawn true North-East from Langanes (Base-point 6).

2. Off the South-Coast during the period 20 March to 20 April in an area demarcated by lines drawn between the following points:

a) 63?32'0 N 21?25'0 W

b) 63?00'0 - 21?25,0 -

c) 63?00'0 - 22?00'0 ?

d) 63?32'0 - 22?00'0 ?

With these exceptions Icelandic vessels using bottom trawl, mid-water trawl or Danish seine-netting shall be allowed to fish within the fishery limits in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 62 of 18 May 1967, concerning Prohibition of Fishing with Trawl and Mid-water Trawl, cfr. Law No. 21 of 10 May 1969, or special provisions made before these regulations become effective.

Article 4. Trawlers shall have all their fishing gear properly stowed aboard while staying

in areas where fishing is prohibited. Article 5.

Fisheries statistics shall be forwarded to the Fiskifelag Islands (Fisheries Association of Iceland) in the manner prescribed by Law No. 55 of 27 June 1941, concerning Catch and Fisheries Reports.

If the Ministry of Fisheries envisages the possibility of overfishing, the Ministry may limit the number of fishing vessels and the maximum catch of each vessel.

Article 6. Violation of the provisions of these Regulations shall be subject tQ the penalties

provided for by Law No. 62 of 18 May 1967, concerning Prohibition of Fishing with Trawl and Mid-water Trawl, as amended, Law No. 40 of 9 June 1960, concerning Limited Permissions for Trawling within the Fishery Limits off Iceland under Scientific Supervision, Law No. 33 of 19 June 1922, concerning Fishing inside the

Fishery Limits, as amended, or if the provisions of said Laws do not apply, to fines from kr. 1000.00 to kr, 100 000.00.

Article 7. These Regulations are promulgated in accordance with Law No. 44 of 5 April

1948, concerning the Scientific Conservation of the Continental Shelf Fisheries, cfr. Law No. 81 of 8 December 1952. When these Regulations become effective, Regulations No. 3 of 11 March 1961, concerning the Fishery Limits off Iceland shall cease to be effective.

Article 8. These regulations become effective on 1 September 1972.

Ministry of Fisheries, 14 July 1972.

L?Svik J?sepsson. _ J?n L. Arnalds.



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