Prohibition of Fishing or Passage of Vessels in Specified Maritime Areas Second Order, 2008 (P.I. 200/2008). Country/Territory Cyprus Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Episimi Efimerida tis Kypriakis Dimokratias No. 4280, Supplement III, Part I, 30 May 2008, p. 1696. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishing area Marine protected areas Navigation Protected fishing area Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract In exercise of the powers vested in him by article 5A of the Fisheries Law, the Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment prohibits fishing by any mean or the passage of vessels in the maritime areas of which the coordinates are defined in the Table attached hereto. For the purposes of protecting fishery resources and aquatic organisms, fishing by any mean within less than 500 metres from the “Zenobia” wreck (whose coordinates are indicated in the text of this Order) is also prohibited. Full text Greek References - Legislation Repeals Prohibition of fishing or passage of vessels in Specified Maritime Areas Order, 2008 (P.I. 25/2008). Legislation | Cyprus | 2008 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing area, Marine protected areas, Navigation, Protected fishing area, Fishery management and conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX