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Order No. 119/2014 amending sword fish quota caught with surface longline in Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 106, 3 June 2014.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Allocation/quota Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Marine fishes Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Size Protection of species Marine fisheries
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Order amends sword fish quota caught with surface longline in Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Amendments of articles 5 and 6 and Annex I deal with administrative and legal proceedings related to sword fishing quotas, specific conditions of use of quotas, prohibition of capture, keeping on board transport of swordfish with a live weight less than 15 kg, according to the recommendation of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Annex I establishes requirements for licensed fishing vessels to perform their fishing activity with surface longline in the Atlantic North beyond 5° N.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Amends

Order No. 90/2013 establishing sword fish quota caught with surface longline in Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Legislation | Portugal | 2013

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Allocation/quota, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing area, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing authorization, Marine fishes, Protection of species, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX