BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): A licence is required for all fishing gear, under Section 13 (1) Fisheries Order 2009, the Fisheries Department under the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT) informed on Wednesday (Jan 12). The announcement was made following a message that had gone viral across social media.
Under Section 13 (1), it states that any person who, in Brunei Darussalam waters, operates or allows to be operated, any fishing appliance without a licence; has in his possession or under his control, any fishing appliance without such a licence; sets up or causes to be set up any fishing appliance without a written approval from the director prior to the issue of such a licence; or contravenes the conditions of any such licence or written approval; is guilty of an offence.