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Bill Restricting Fishing By Non-Palauans Moves Forward Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/09/2015 - 00:00 House of Delegates passes senate bill on first reading By Peter Erick L. Magbanua KOROR, Palau (Island Times, June 8, 2015) – House of Delegates passed on first reading a senate bill amending Chapter 1, Subchapter IV of Title 27 of the Palau National Code, to add a new Section regarding fishing by non-citizens in the waters of Palau during its June 3 session. Senate Bill No. 9-7 aims to regulate fishing of non-citizen individuals within Palau waters Palau but it does not regulate commercial fishing companies. The intention of the bill seems to be to regulate and to prevent abusive fishing practices. ....