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Regional Act No. 9 of 2019 for the preservation of marine culture and identities and for the promotion of the economy of the sea. Discipline of Mediterranean fishing in Sicily.

Country/Territory
Italy
Territorial subdivision
Sicilia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Regione Siciliana, n. 30/2019.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Animal health Animal reproduction Aquaculture Aquatic animals Artisanal fishing Biodiversity Bycatch Business/industry/corporations Education Fish products Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Fishing authorization Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel Framework law Harbour International relations/cooperation Marine fisheries Protected fishing area Protection of environment Protection of species Rural employment Seasons Special fund Stock enhancement/repopulation Sustainable development Sustainable use Total allowable catch Tourism Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Traditional rights/customary rights Drugs Non-commercial fishing Fish disease Authorization/permit Hygiene/sanitary procedures Nutrition Beverages Food quality control/food safety Coastal zone management Ecosystem preservation Marine protected areas Territorial sea Protected area
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
June 28, 2019.
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 47 articles, implementing the provisions of article 14, par. 1, letter l) of the Sicilian Statute, concerns the support of the Region for Mediterranean fishing, for the modernisation and development of the fish sector and for the protection and safeguarding of fish production and the environment. In order to achieve these goals, the Region provides for: definition and protection of the identity and specificity of Mediterranean fisheries by combining economic, social, cultural and environmental sustainability; the modernisation and innovation of the activities of fish entrepreneurs by improving the exercise of their related activities: direct sales, environmental protection, fishing tourism, educational activities; enhancement of Sicilian fish products through information to consumers, the protection and transparency of the market; development of fishermen's markets, fish markets, ports and landing places; protection of the cultural traditions of the fishing world and their anthropological and pedagogical value; preservation of the cultural heritage of the fishing villages, of the tuna fisheries, of traditional fishing boats; support Mediterranean cross-border relations and cooperation through specific intervention measures for the assessment, creation and management of adequate protection areas, restocking of fish stocks and recovery of associated ecosystems; prevention of all forms of illegal fishing.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.gurs.regione.sicilia.it