Order No. 171/2011 regulating dredge fishing in the southern area. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2011 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing area Total allowable catch Fishery management and conservation Molluscs Fishing authorization Authorization/permit 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 four articles, establishes that vessels licensed to fish with hooks in the southern zone defined in paragraph c) of article 11 of the Trawl Fishing Regulations, approved by Ordinance No. 1102-E/2000, of 22 November, are subject to following constraints: a) Fishing is authorized six days a week, from Monday to Saturday, for vessels registered in local fisheries and five days a week, from Monday to Friday, for vessels registered in coastal fisheries; b) Only one daily trip can be made between 6 am and 3 pm, except between 1 June and 30 September, months in which the activity is authorized between 5 am and 2 pm; c) Until the end of December 2017, the capture, keeping on board and landing of grooved razor clams (longueirão) and razor clams (Ensis siliqua and Pharus legumen) are prohibited. Full text Portuguese Website diariodarepublica.pt References - Legislation Repeals Order No. 688/2005 defining requirements for fishing vessels using dredge. Legislation | Portugal | 2005 Keyword: Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing vessel, Fishing area, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Order No. 170-A/2014 amending specific provisions for dredge fishing. Legislation | Portugal | 2014 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing area, Molluscs, Total allowable catch, Fishing authorization, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 66/2017 amending Order No. 629/2009 and Order No. 171/2011 on dredge and trawl fishing activity. Legislation | Portugal | 2017 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Total allowable catch, Molluscs, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing area Source: FAO, FAOLEX