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Order No. 114/2014 regulating activities of authorised National fishing vessels to protect ecosystem from the adverse impacts of fishing activity.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Series, No. 102, 28 May 2014.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Fishing vessel Fishing gear/fishing method Marine fisheries Fish products Registration Biodiversity
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Order, consisting of six articles and one Annex, establishes the requirements to be satisfied by authorized National fishing vessels to operate in the area specified by coordinates in the Annex. The objectives of this Order aim at: specifying authorised fishing methods, promoting sustainable management and exploitation of marine biological resources; protecting biodiversity, marine ecosystems, vulnerable and other natural values​​; preserving the seabed of the adverse impacts the fishing activity; contributing to the collection of information on vulnerable marine ecosystems.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree-Law No. 278/87 establishing the legal framework governing fishing and mariculture activities in Portuguese territorial waters.

Legislation | Portugal | 1987 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Mariculture, Enforcement/compliance, Registration, Offences/penalties, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing authorization, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing vessel, Foreign fishing, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX