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Decree No. 258 of 1996 placing restrictions on salmon fishing in the Finnish territorial waters and the Fisheries Zone in the Baltic proper and the Gulf of Bothnia including parts of the Simojoki.

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996 (1996)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Finlands Författningssamling, 18 April 1996, pp. 751-757 (Swedish text).
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Protected fishing area Fishing gear/fishing method Seasons Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

Section 2 places restrictions upon salmon fishing in the marine areas to which this Regulation applies. Section 3 places restrictions on fishing in the river mouth of the Simojoki. Fixed and floating fishing lines are prohibited in specified areas and specified periods in the marine areas. It is prohibited to use nets from the 1st of July until the 15th of July of each year in the river mouth of the Simojoki. Section 4 provides for fishing in other specified areas of the Simojoki where it is prohibited to use nets from the 1st May until the 30th of November of each year. (6 sections)

Full text
English/Swedish
Website
www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regulation to amend the Regulation placing restrictions on salmon fishing in the Finnish territorial waters and the Fisheries Zone in the Baltic proper and the Gulf of Bothnia including parts of the Simojoki (No. 266 of 1998).

Legislation | Finland | 1998

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fishes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX