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Directive No. 4 of 2004 carrying into effect sections § 7b, § 7c and § 9 of the Decree relative to trawl-free zones and flexible areas beyond 12 nautical miles from the baseline of the Norwegian mainland.

Country/Territory
Norway
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Protected fishing area
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

According to section 7 flexible areas may be established by the Directorate of Fisheries which shall, in doing so, observe the criteria specified in that section. The Director of Fisheries hereby establishes such a flexible areas in Malangsgrunnen, Moskenesgrunnen and Røstbanken. Section 9, requiring vessels arriving in the prescribed areas to notify the coast guard in order to receive instructions, shall apply to the area subject of the present Directive.

Full text
Norwegian
Website
www.lovdata.no

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree No. 1029 of 1989 relative to trawl-free zones and flexible areas beyond 12 nautical miles from the baseline of the Norwegian mainland.

Legislation | Norway | 1989 (1999)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX