Regulation No. 165 of 2000 amending the Regulation on Minimum Sizes and closed seasons of 1985 in relation with protection of salmon and sea trout. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Seasons Marine fishes Freshwater fishes Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 1 June, 2000. Abstract In the framework of the protection of migratory species, the stock of which has been assesses dangerously low in the Dutch waters, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries has decreed a comprehensive set of measures of which this Decrees forms part. Certain obligations to protect salmon arise from international agreements trying to re-establish ecological balance in the rivers Meuse and Scheldt. This Decree introduces the duty to return immediately to the sea any salmon or sea trout caught duri Full text English Website www.overheid.nl References - Legislation Implements Act containing new rules relating to fisheries (Fisheries Act 1963). Legislation | Netherlands | 1963 (2015) Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Policy/planning, Institution, Fishing authorization Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree No. 77 of 2005 repealing legislation relative to the administrative sector of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Food Quality. Legislation | Netherlands | 2005 Keyword: Agricultural development, Seasons, Size, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX