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Recommendation GFCM/44/2021/3 on the establishment of a fisheries restricted area in the Bari Canyon in the southern Adriatic Sea (geographical subarea 18).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishing vessel Marine fisheries Marine fishes Protection of species Monitoring Enforcement/compliance Marine protected areas Precautionary principle Fishery management and conservation Protected fishing area
Abstract

This recommendation establishes a fisheries restricted area in the Bari Canyon area, in the southern Adriatic Sea (geographical subarea 18), for the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems and essential fish habitats. This Recommendation lays down rules for the management and monitoring of fishing capacity and fishing effort and control measures in the fisheries restricted area in the Bari Canyon area. The contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties shall call the attention of the relevant national and international authorities in order to protect the fisheries restricted area in the Bari Canyon area from the impacts of any activity that may jeopardize the conservation of the characteristic features of these particular habitats.

Full text
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Website
www.fao.org