Regional Act No. 3 on fisheries. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Sardegna Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Sardegna No. 13, 24 April 2006. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Aquaculture Mariculture Fishery management and conservation Subsidy/incentive Special fund Policy/planning Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Act lays down the legislative framework on fisheries applicable within the Sardegna Region. These provisions regulate administrative functions in matter of fisheries and aquaculture (including mariculture) in both maritime waters and inland waters. The regional authority shall adopt the Regional Plan for Fisheries and Aquaculture to define the objectives to be attained and related interventions to be undertaken. With a view to ensuring the rational exploitation of fishery resources, fishing activities within 12 nautical miles from the coast shall be distributed as per fishing districts, pursuant to article 5. Further provisions regard granting of subsidies (arts. 6-10) and the establishment of a special fund (art. 11). Full text Italian Website www.regione.sardegna.it