Ministerial Decree of 28 December 1989 prohibiting the issue of licences for towed nets fishing. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 12, 16 January 1989. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The present Decree prohibits the issue of licences for both bottom trawl and midwater trawls fishing. The licence shall be issued only if the application has been approved before the entry into force of the Decree, according to the provisions of article 3 of Ministerial Decree of 5 May 1986. Full text Italian