Decree No. 44 regulating the constitution of consortia among enterprises engaged in bivalve mollusc fishing. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 46, 24 February 1995, pp. 9-11. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Molluscs Fishery management and conservation Cooperative/producer organization Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Resources may, upon favourable advice of the Central Advisory Commission for Sea Fishing and the National Committee for the Conservation and Management of the Biological Resources of the Sea, for research and development purposes, grant to consortia of authorized enterprises the management of bivalve mollusc fishing. The management may be granted for a limited period of time and within the limits established by the present Decree, regarding the objectives, professional training and the enhancement of the said resource. The consortia may give advices on the total allowable catch, the equipment to be used, the closed season, the creation of repopulation areas, the criteria for the issuance of new authorizations and generally any other measure pertaining to the rational management of bivalve molluscs. The consortia have priority for the allocation of incentives. Full text Italian References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree adopting the plan for clams for the implementation of Act 21 May 1998 No. 164. Legislation | Italy | 1998 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Subsidy/incentive, Molluscs, Research, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 515 regulating the activity of consortia among enterprises engaged in bivalve mollusc fishing. Legislation | Italy | 1998 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Molluscs, Fishery management and conservation, Cooperative/producer organization Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree laying down rules applicable to consortia in charge of the management and protection of bivalve molluscs in the high seas. Legislation | Italy | 2006 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Molluscs, Cooperative/producer organization, Fishing gear/fishing method, High seas Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree on the consortia for the management and the protection of bivalve molluscs. Legislation | Italy | 2002 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Molluscs, Fishery management and conservation, Cooperative/producer organization, Institution, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree renewing for a period of five years the management of bivalve molluscs fishing entrusted to Management Consortia. Legislation | Italy | 2012 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Molluscs, Fishery management and conservation, Cooperative/producer organization Source: FAO, FAOLEX