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Council Regulation (EC) No. 1100/2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 248, 22 September 2007, pp. 183-189.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Aquaculture Fishery management and conservation Stock enhancement/repopulation
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Basin
Black Sea
Abstract

This Regulation establishes a framework for the protection and sustainable use of the stock of European eel of the species Anguilla anguilla in Community waters, in coastal lagoons, in estuaries, and in rivers and communicating inland waters of Member States that flow into the seas in ICES areas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX or into the Mediterranean Sea. Specific rules are laid down concerning the Black Sea and the river systems connected to it. Member States shall adopt Eel Management Plans containing, at least, the following: the following measures: reducing commercial fishing activity; restricting recreational fishing; restocking measures; structural measures to make rivers passable and improve river habitats, together with other environmental measures, transportation of silver eel from inland waters to waters from which they can escape freely to the Sargasso Sea; combating predators; temporary switching-off of hydro-electric power turbines; measures related to aquaculture.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Hellenic Eel Management Plan, 2009.

Legislation | Greece | 2009

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, Fishery management and conservation, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Freshwater fishes, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX