Decree No. 633 of 1997 to regulate fishing with cod trawlers and purse seine- closing of areas in the fish protection zones of Svalbard. Country/Territory Norway Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Protected fishing area Fishing gear/fishing method Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Immediately. Abstract This Decree of the Department of Fisheries prohibits fishing by means of "cod trawlers" and purse seine in the whole fish protection zone of Svalbard and an areas west of Bjornoya, limited in the south by the outer limit of the Norwegian Economic Zone and further by a line along specified coordinates. (2 sections) Full text Norwegian Website www.lovdata.no References - Legislation Implements Act No. 91 of 1976 relating to the Economic Zone of Norway. Legislation | Norway | 1976 (2008) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Foreign fishing, Maritime zone, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX