Decree No. 515 regulating the activity of consortia among enterprises engaged in bivalve mollusc fishing. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 73 29 March 1999. 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 Entry into force notes It shall enter into force the day after its publication on the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana. Abstract The Ministry for Agriculture, upon 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, grants 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 starting from first January 2009 and generally any other measure pertaining to the rational management of bivalve molluscs. The consortia shall also monitor the observance of the previsions on bivalve mollusc fishing. (5 articles) Full text Italian References - Legislation Implements Decree No. 44 regulating the constitution of consortia among enterprises engaged in bivalve mollusc fishing. Legislation | Italy | 1995 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Molluscs, Fishery management and conservation, Cooperative/producer organization Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by 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