Decree-Law No. 443/76 concerning the exploitation of seaweed. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1976 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 131/76, 4 June 1976, pp. 1253-1255. Subject Fisheries Keyword Institution Inspection Aquatic plants Seasons Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract Article 1 establishes that controls on the exploitation of seaweed shall be the competence of the State Fisheries Secretariat. Such Authority shall be supported by the organization representatives of underwater working of seeweed taking (TASA). Collecting shall be practised during fixed seasons (art. 3); floating aquatic plants and those transported to the coast by the sea, may be taken at any time (art. 4). Full text Portuguese