Ministerial Decree making provisions in matter of sea slug fishing. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 22, 28 January 1997, pp. 30 and 31. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Molluscs Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Size Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Decree aims at the protection of the marine resource and establishes the prohibited fishing methods and the minimum size to be measured with reference to the maximum height of the shell. Further provisions are to be made by ordinance of the head of the appropriate maritime district . Full text Italian