Order No. 141/2012 prohibiting trawlnet fishing during 2012. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 93, 14 May 2012, pp. 2525 and 2526. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing area Fishery management and conservation 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, consisting of 3 articles, provides for trawlnet fishing prohibition during selected periods of 2012. In 2012, exceptionallly, for biological purpose trawlnet fishing is prohibited within the following areas and periods: Area North-West a) to the Northern Aveiro area (40° 56.0 N.) — from 1 to 22 June; to the Southern Aveiro area (40° 56.0 N.) — from 9 to 31 May; South-West and South area during the month of May. Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Implements Order No. 769/2006 amending Order No. 1102-E/2000 approving the Regulation for trawl net fishing. Legislation | Portugal | 2000 (2006) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Mesh, Fishing area, Classification/declassification, Total allowable catch, Fishery management and conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX