Decree regulating echinus fishing. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana, No. 20, 25 January 1995, pp. 8 and 9. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Aquatic animals Non-commercial fishing Total allowable catch Seasons Size Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Decree allows commercial fishing only with the equipment established in article 1. With regard to sport fishing, it prohibits the use of any equipment. The Decree states also the maximum allowable catch for commercial and sport fishing: respectively, 1000 and 50 specimens per day. The minimum size is established at 7 cm., thorns included. Commercial and sport fishing are prohibited in May and June. Full text Italian