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Order No. 143/2020 establishing a partial prohibition of fishing activity in the underwater elevation zone called «Monte (Pico) Gonçalves Zarco».

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 116, 17 June 2020.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Protection of species Biodiversity
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 establishes a partial prohibition of fishing activity in the underwater elevation zone called «Monte (Pico) Gonçalves Zarco». This prohibition aims to reach the following objectives: a) Promote the management and sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources; b) Protect biodiversity, vulnerable marine ecosystems and other natural values; c) Preserve the seabed from the adverse impacts of fishing activity. The area of the prohibition, corresponding to the submarine elevation zone called «Monte (Pico) Gonçalves Zarco», is delimited by the line that joins the points determined by the following coordinates, represented in the figure attached to this ordinance, which is part of it integral: A - 39° 04.300′ N 010° 13.360′ W; B - 39° 07.120′ N 010° 10.360′ W; C - 39° 01.240′ N 010° 02.120′ W; D - 38° 58.360′ N 010° 06.000′ W.

Full text
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Website
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