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4.11. Public policy for this sector seeks to contribute to food security, positively impact the diet of rural populations, promote small scale fishing and modify industrial fishing in line with new production processes, which improve the economic profitability of the sector in strict compliance with environmental legislation.

4.12. Law No. 489, Law on Fishing and Aquaculture, lays down the legal regime governing fishing and aquaculture with the aim of ensuring the conservation and sustainable development of hydrobiological resources by optimizing the use of traditional fisheries and promoting diversification into non traditional fisheries and aquaculture.

4.13. The Nicaraguan Fishing and Aquaculture Institute (INPESCA) is the State body responsible for the administration of fisheries and aquaculture related resources, its main objective is to promote the rational use and sustainable development of resources and activities through the application of the most advanced concepts of fisheries administration, including planning and management, scientific research , investment and market promotion, support for social sectors and less developed productive activities, ongoing monitoring of regulatory, oversight, inspection and registration activities(...).

4.19. Energy generation is an essential aspect of the Pillars of the National Human Development Programme 2018 21, Law No. 532 sets out incentives for generating projects that draw on the country's renewable energies for the public electricity service.

4.21. The main public policy priorities in the sector are: (...) transforming and diversifying the electricity generation matrix, increasing generation capacity, facilitating research and access to clean energy technology (...)

4.22. During the period under review, the distribution network has grown, creating new circuits to supply rural areas, small hydroelectric power stations have been built and communal solar panels have been installed (...).

4.23. Nicaragua has various potential sources of renewable energy; it is estimated that the country could generate some 4,500 MW from renewable energy sources, which may be geothermal, hydroelectric, wind, solar or biomass. Investment in the electricity sector in recent years has led to the diversification of the energy matrix, taking advantage of the country's clean energy sources to produce 53.93% of its electricity in 2019 (not including imports), while the remaining 46.06% was generated by fossil fuel plants.

4.24. (...) [Tourism] features prominently in the Pillars of the National Human Development Programme 2018 21 and forms part of the strategy for economic growth, poverty reduction and advancement of gender equity. In this connection, the government's actions seek to develop sustainable tourism that creates jobs, based on our national identity; link the tourism offering and activities to small businesses and productive enterprises(...).

4.28 (...)The pillars of the National Human Development Programme 2018 21 highlight the importance of mining, with the aim of promoting the mining sector as part of an environmentally sustainable scheme and the expansion of its productive capacity.

5.6. Nicaragua has made important advances in terms of its power supply coverage, as well as significant changes to its power generation mix, through the use of natural resources and incentives for clean energy generation projects. Moreover, it plans to continue promoting investment in this sector in order to increase generation capacity and diversify energy sources.