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Order No. 386/2001 amending Order No. 1102-H/2000 regulating gillnet fishing.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 88 (I-B), 14 April 2001, pp. 2147-2149.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Mesh Fishing area Fishery management and conservation
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Order amends articles 5, 6 and 11; annexes I and II of Order No. 1102-H/2000 regulating gillnet fishing. The amended articles and annexes concern maximum mesh size to be used within western coasts (between 60 mm and 79 mm); off 20 nautical miles from baselines fishing activity only is allowed by bottom trammel nets with mesh equal or exceeding 220 mm.; within 20 nautical miles depending on the fishing area (from 80 mm to 99 mm and equal or exceeding 100 mm).

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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