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Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3715/85 laying down certain technical and control measures relating to the fishing activities of vessels flying the flag of Portugal in the waters of the other Member States except Spain.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
CELEX-EUR Official Journal L No. 360, 31 December 1985, pp. 1-6.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Foreign fishing Fishing vessel Allocation/quota Cartilaginous fishes Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986 subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal.
Abstract

The technical and control measures hereinafter laid down shall apply in the waters falling under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States except Spain and Portugal and covered by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) to vessels flying the flag of Portugal and registered and/or recorded in Portugal. Each year the Portuguese authorities shall forward to the Commission lists of the vessels, which may exercise the fishing activities. The use of gill nets shall be prohibited; vessels shall keep on board no fishing gear other than that necessary for the type of fishing for which they are authorized; each longliner shall cast not more than two longliners per day; the maximum length of each of these longliners shall be 20 nautical miles; the distance between snoods shall not be less than 2,70 m. The Portuguese authorities shall notify the Commission of the quantities caught by each vessel fishing for tuna and the quantities landed by such vessels at each port during the preceding month. (9 articles and 1 Annex)

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