Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1585 establishing a derogation from Council Regulation (EC) No. 1967/2006 as regards the minimum distance from coast and the minimum sea depth for purse seines fishing in territorial waters of Croatia.

Country/Territory: European Union
Document type: Regulation
Date: 2018
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Official Journal of the European Union L 264, 23 October 2018, pp. 13-15.

Subject: Fisheries
Keyword: Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Marine fishes
Geographical area: European Union Countries

Abstract: Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1967/2006 prohibits the use of purse seines within 300 metres of the coast or within the 50 m isobath where that depth is reached at a shorter distance from the coast. By virtue of the derogation established by this Regulation, that prohibition shall not apply in the territorial waters of Croatia to the following fisheries: (a) mullets (Mugilidae) by purse seine ‘ciplarica’; (b) bonito, bullet tuna, little tunny, and greater amberjack by purse seine ‘palamidara’; (c) sand smelt by purse seine ‘oližnica’; and (d) needle fish by purse seine ‘igličara’.
Full text: English
Website: eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Council Regulation (EC) No. 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No. 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1626/94.

Legislation | European Union | 2006 (2019)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing area, Protected fishing area, Fishing gear/fishing method, Size, Mesh, Non-commercial fishing, Aquatic animals, Marine mammals, Fish products, Cartilaginous fishes, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX