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Decree-Law No. 383/98 amending Decree-Law No. 278/87 establishing offences for fisheries and mariculture illegal activity.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 275/98 (I-A), 27 November 1998, pp. 6583-6601.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Basic legislation Marine fisheries Mariculture Enforcement/compliance Registration Offences/penalties Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel Inspection Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Decree-Law enters into force 30 days after its publication.
Abstract

This Decree-Law amends and consolidates Decree-Law No. 278/87 on the legal framework governing fishing and mariculture activities in Portuguese territorial waters and establishes new offences and penalties for fishing and mariculture illegal activities. The purpose of this Decree-Law is to regulate the practice of sea fishing and the cultivation of marine species in order to ensure the sustainable management and use of wildlife resources by defining appropriate measures for the conservation and long-term preservation of the flora in waters under Portuguese sovereignty and jurisdiction and which are or will be the subject of exploitation by fishing or marine species cultivation for purposes which are not only commercial, but also scientific. It regulates fishing activity, restrictions, mariculture requirements, registration conditions, controls and inspection, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
dre.pt

References - Legislation

Amends

Decree-Law No. 278/87 establishing the legal framework governing fishing and mariculture activities in Portuguese territorial waters.

Legislation | Portugal | 1987 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Mariculture, Enforcement/compliance, Registration, Offences/penalties, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing authorization, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing vessel, Foreign fishing, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Order No. 957/2001 establishing total allowable catch for 2001 of sword fish (Xiphias gladius).

Legislation | Portugal | 2001

Keyword: Total allowable catch, Marine fishes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 1026/2004 on maximum daily limits for fishing activities in the delta area of Vouga River “Ria de Aveiro”.

Legislation | Portugal | 2004

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Size, Mesh, Fishing area, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX