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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