Order No. 362-A/2013 approving the Development Plan for the longline fleet and creating the Portuguese Fisheries Committee to manage and optimize National quota exploitation.

Country/Territory: Portugal
Document type: Regulation
Date: 2013
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Diário da República No. 246, Supplement, 19 December 2013.

Subject: Fisheries
Keyword: Marine fisheries Allocation/quota Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Marine fishes Special fund Institution
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: The Order, consisting of 5 articles and 1 Annex, approves the Development Plan for the longline fleet and creates the Portuguese Fisheries Committee to manage and optimize National quota exploitation. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of this Committee aiming at: a) developing and implementing objectives and measures to manage fishing activity within the Territorial Sea and EEZ of Portugal; b) Annually assessing, the adequacy of such measures and proposing new management and follow-up measures. Annex specifies the Regulation for the Support Regime to definitive stop of licensed superficial longline fishing vessels involved in sward fish quota to be caught within the Atlantic Ocean beyond North 5°N.
Full text: Portuguese
Website: www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree-Law No. 278/87 establishing the legal framework governing fishing and mariculture activities in Portuguese territorial waters.

Legislation | Portugal | 1987 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Mariculture, Enforcement/compliance, Registration, Offences/penalties, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing authorization, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing vessel, Foreign fishing, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX