Section 5: Restriction on use of fishing gear, etc.

(1) No person shall fish with a gear constructed with net webbing of less than 76 millimetres except where the gear consists of-
(a) pelagic trawl nets used for freshwater sardines, that is, clupeids, which are used with outboard engines of not more than 25 horsepower capable of operating trawl net with three millimetres cod-end; or
(b) lift nets used for freshwater sardines constructed with three to five millimetres stretched mesh webbing.
(2) No single fishing unit shall operate with a single net or a combination of nets exceeding 500 metres of three millimetres mesh size and above.
(3) A person who contravenes a provision of subsection (1) or (2) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N500 or imprisonment for a term of six months or to both such fine and imprisonment and, in addition, the net and catch shall be forfeited to the government of the State in which the offence was committed.