Fishing licences may be issued only to persons resident in Cameroon or to companies whose head office is located in Cameroon and whose composition is known by the fisheries services.
Fishing licences shall be of three types:
- The licence to catch fish;
- The licence to fish for shrimps and other crustaceans;
- The licence to fish for tuna, and/or in high sea.
The right to carry out industrial fishing shall be subject to the obtention of a fishing licence. For the other forms of fishing excluding subsistence, traditional or small-scale fishing, a fishing permit shall be required.
Any person who wishes to fish crayfish and small shrimps (Pallonula SPP and Palaemon Hastatus) shall first obtain a special authorization granted under conditions to be determined by decree.
Fishing permits shall be of four types:
Permit A – The permit for semi-industrial fishing;
Permit B – The permit for sport fishing;
Permit C – The permit for profit-making small-scale fishing;
Permit D – The permit for fisheries research.
The issuing or renewal of a fishing licence or permit shall be subject to the payment of an exploitation tax, the rate of which shall be fixed by the Finance Law.
INITIATING STRUCTURE: Industrial Fishing Service.
CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED:
- reside in Cameroon;
- have a certificate of insurance issued by an approved insurance company and providing unlimited guarantees to the applicant’s civil liability;
- pay the corresponding duties and taxes, as provided for by the finance law.
COMPOSITION OF THE FILE:
Document to consult: RAS.
Documents to provide:
- request stamped at the current rate specifying;
- certified copy of the residence permit for persons of foreign nationality;
- receipt of payment of duties and taxes;
- certified copy of the insurance certificate;
- certificate of residence in Cameroon.
Persons passing through Cameroon may obtain an underwater fishing permit under the conditions set by joint decree of the Ministers responsible for Tourism and Fisheries.
SIGNATORY OF THE ACT: the Minister.
TIME LIMIT: sixty (60) days.
METHOD OF PROVISION: withdrawal.
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