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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
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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