Review of current fisheries management performance and conservation measures in the WECAFC area : country review : Dominican Republic

Abstract

Currently, the primary instrument of fisheries management legislation in the Dominican Republic is the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act (Law 307-04) of 2004. The legislation does not incorporate a definition of fisheries management, but provides a legal framework for the management of marine capture fisheries at the national and regional / international levels, i.e. to facilitate fulfillment of member-country obligations to regional agreements / conventions, and also at the local level. The administrative framework provided by the legislation covers the national process only………….