Step 4: Collect Your CITES Permit for Fisheries
4.1 If approved, the CITES permit will be registered and validated by the Ministry of Fisheries
4.2 Then, you can collect the CITES Permit for Fisheries
4.3 In the event the application is rejected, you will be informed of the reasons for rejection
Note:
Requirements for Commodities listed under [CITES]
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Live Rock, Hard Corals, Giant Clams |
Apply: List of Species, shipment date, and quantity Fisheries: Checks the list of species under CITES and then deducts it from the annual quota, which is set by the Research Section and submitted to the Management Authority and the Scientific Council for submission to the CITES secretariat. Fisheries then issue a CITES permit and a Fisheries Export permit |
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Other Aquarium Species not listed under CITES, ornamental fish, soft corals, and invertebrates |
Companies send in their application, and then the fisheries issue a Fisheries Export Permit. ‘All fisheries commodities require a Fisheries Export Permit’ |
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Turtles, Humphead Wrasse |
Permits are only issued for Scientific and Educational Purposes Permits are only issued through an exemption letter from the PS Fisheries and Forests Upon exemption, Fisheries then issues a CITES permit and a Fisheries Export permit. |
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Other species Trochus |
Permits are only issued for Scientific and Educational Purposes Permits are only issued through an exemption letter from the PS Fisheries and Forests Upon exemption, a Fisheries export permit is then issued to accompany shipments. |
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Triton, Giant Helmet |
Totally banned for taking, selling or offering, exposing for sale, or exporting. |
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BDM, Trochus |
Companies send in their application, consignment size The compliance officer is accompanied by Enforcement officers who visit companies to inspect if species are of the correct exporting size and weight before submitting a filled form of inspection to the FA and FO Licensing for the issuing of a Fisheries Export permit |
Required Documents
N/A
Fees or Charges
Free
Estimated Total Time
N/A
Contact Address
Ministry of Fisheries, National Support Office, Level M Takayawa Building, 360 Toorak Road
Phone: +679 3300 555
Fax: +679 3316 120
Website: www.fisheries.gov.fj