wpd805b794_1aPRESS RELEASE

Government of Belize Responds to Guatemalan Fisheries Regulations

Belmopan. December 22, 2016.    The Government of Belize wishes to remind the general public that the maritime spaces of Belize are established by the Maritime Areas Act of Belize which is wholly in accordance with international law.    Recent reports in the media have referred to purported fishing zones claimed by Guatemala under its domestic legislation and regulations of 2002 and 2005. Read more