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Order No. 220/2017 amending Order No. 1102-H/2000 on the Regulation for gillnet fishing.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 139, 20 July 2017.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Classification/declassification 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 establishes the sixth amendment from article 3 to 5 of the Regulation for gillnet fishing approved by Order No. 1102-H/2000. Amendments establish the prohibition of the use of gillnet with a mesh size less than 220 mm, in fishin areas situated less than 20 miles from the coast, in view to harmonizing the national to the European legislation.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.ptr

References - Legislation

Amends

Order No. 1102-H/2000 approving the Regulation for gillnet fishing.

Legislation | Portugal | 2000

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Mesh, Fishing area, Classification/declassification, Fishery management and conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX