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