The legal entity which has been assigned by a State or States with a mandate to perform certain specified management functions in relation to a fishery, or an area (e.g. a coastal zone). Generally used to refer to a state authority, the term may also refer to an international management organisation.
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
Meaning of MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY in English
Fishery English glossary. Английский глоссарий рыболовства . 2012