Decree-Law No. 263/81 approving the Regulation on marine mammals protection. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1981 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 202/81, Series I, 3 September 1981, pp. 2344 and 2345. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Marine mammals Marine area Protection of species Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law approves the Regulation on marine mammals protection within the waters under Portuguese jurisdiction. This Regulation prohibits marine mammals catching within the EEZ in order to protect endangered species. A list of protected marine mammals species is attached to the text. Full text Portuguese