Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry relative to suspension of fishing for sprat and herring in certain marine areas (No. 266 of 2012). Country/Territory Finland Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Marine fishes Fishing area Protection of species Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry provides for the suspension, pursuant to sections 2 and 10 of the Act the enforcement of European Community Common Fisheries Policy, of trawl fisheries for sprat and herring in ICES subdivision 29 in the area between latitudes 59° 50'N and 60° 30'N and in the Gulf of Finland in ICES subdivision 32 inside the baseline by fishing vessels registered in Finland. Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Implements Act relative to the carrying into effect of the common fisheries policy of the European Community (No. 1139 of 1994). Legislation | Finland | 1994 (2010) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Institution, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree No. 651 of 2012 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry repealing article 1 of the Decree relative to suspension of fishing for sprat and herring in certain marine areas (No. 651 of 2012). Legislation | Finland | 2012 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fishes, Fishing area, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX