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