I. Legislation
1. Direct legislation
• Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute Act, 1980 (No. 6 of 1980).
• Fisheries (Inland Waters) Regulations, 1981.
• Fisheries (Explosives Poisons and Water Pollution) Regulations, 1982 (G.N. 109 of 1982).
• Fisheries (Authorised Officers' Identification) Regulations, 1983
• The Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act, 1989 - (Act No. 3/89)
• Fisheries (General Amendment) Regulations, 1991 (G.N. No. 362
• The Waterworks Act 1993
• Fisheries (General Amendment) Regulations, 1994 (G.N. No. 369).
• Fisheries (Prohibition of Use of Specified Vessels or Tools) Regulations, 1994 (G.N. No. 370).
• Tanzania Marine parks and Reserves Act, 1994
• The Water Utilization (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1997
• Fisheries (General Amendment) Regulations, 1996 (G.N. No. 126 of 1996).
• Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 1997 (G.N. 189 of 1997).
• Fisheries Regulation Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations, 1998 (G.N. 624 of 1998).
• Closure of Upangu Reef, Kitanga Reef and Dambwe Reef from Fishing Activities, Order, 1998 (G.N. No. 625 of 1998).
• The Deep See Fishing Authority Act, 1998
• The Water Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1999
• Marine Parks and Reserves (Declaration) Regulations, 1999 (G.N. No. 85 of 1999). Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2000 (G.N. 223 of 2000).
• Fish (Quality Control and Standards) Regulations, 2000 (L.N. No. 300 of 2000).
• The Surface And Marine Transport Regulatory Authority Act, 2001
• The Dar Es Salaam Water And Sewerage Authority Act, 2001
• The Shipping Agency Act 2002
• The Industrial and Consumer chemical (Management and Control) Act, 2003
• Animal Disease Act, 2003 (No. 17 of 2003)
• The Fisheries Act No 22 of 2003
• The Merchant Shipping Act, 2003 - (Act No. 21/03)
• The Ports Act, 2004 - (Act No. 17/04)
• The Environmental Management Act, 2004 - (Act No. 20/04)
• The Merchant Shipping (Ship And Port Facility Security) Regulations, 2004
• The Merchant Shipping Regulations 2005
• The Environmental Management (Registration of Environmental Experts) Regulations, 2005
• The Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit Regulations, 2005, (GN No. 349/2005),
• The Environmental Management (Water Quality Standards) Regulations, 2007, (GN No. 239/2007)
• The Deep See Fishing Authority(Amendment) Act, 2007
• The Animal Welfare Act, 2008
• The Tourism Act 2008
• The Deep See Fishing Authority Act,2009( CAP No 388)
• The Wildlife Conservation Act, 2009
• The Water Resources Management Act, 2009
• The Water Supply and Sanitation Act, 2009
• The Environmental (Management Solid Waste Management) Regulations, 2009, GN No. 263/2009
• The Environmental Management (Hazardous Waste Control) Regulations, 2009, (GN No. 264/2009), and the
• The Environmental Management (Bio-safety) Regulations, 2009, (GN No. 265/2009)
2. Agreements
• Tanzania, Un. Rep. of; Kenya: Exchange of Notes between the United Republic of Tanzania and Kenya concerning the delimitation of the territorial waters boundary between the two States.
• Tanzania, Un. Rep. of; Rwanda; Burundi: Exchange of notes accepting the Protocol signed at Kigoma, 5 August 1924, relative to the Tanganyika-Ruanda-Urundi frontier. Brussels, 17 May 1926.
• Tanzania, Un. Rep. of; Seychelles: Agreement between the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Government of the Republic of Seychelles on the delimitation of the maritime boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf.
• Tanzania, Un. Rep. of; Rwanda; Burundi: Exchange of notes accepting the Protocol signed at Kigoma, 5 August 1924, relative to the Tanganyika-Ruanda-Urundi frontier. Brussels, 17 May 1926.
• Tanzania, Un. Rep. of; Zambia; Burundi; Congo, Dem. Rep. of: Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika.
• Tanzania, Un. Rep. of; Seychelles: Agreement between the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Government of the Republic of Seychelles on the delimitation of the maritime boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf.
• Tanzania, Un. Rep. of; Kenya: Exchange of Notes between the United Republic of Tanzania and Kenya concerning the delimitation of the territorial waters boundary between the two States.
• Tanzania, Un. Rep. of; Rwanda; Burundi: Exchange of notes accepting the Protocol signed at Kigoma, 5 August 1924, relative to the Tanganyika-Ruanda-Urundi frontier. Brussels, 17 May 1926.
• Angola; Botswana; Congo, Dem. Rep. of; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Seychelles; Swaziland; Tanzania, Un. Rep. of; Zambia; Zimbabwe: Protocol on Fisheries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
• European Union; Tanzania, Un. Rep. of: Agreement between the European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off Tanzania.
• European Union; Tanzania, Un. Rep. of: Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial payments provided for under the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing off Tanzania.
• Kenya; Uganda; Tanzania, Un. Rep. of: Protocol for Sustainable Development of Lake Victoria Basin.
• Kenya; Uganda; Tanzania, Un. Rep. of: Convention for the Establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization.
II. Policy
• National Science and Technology Policy (1996)
• National Environmental Policy (1997)
• National Fisheries Sector Policy and Strategy Statement (1997)
• Wildlife Policy (1998)
• Energy Policy (2003)
• National Integrated Coastal Environment Management Strategy (2003)
• ACP-FISHII