Ministerial Decree setting up the marine portected area “Isole Pelagie”. Pays/Territoire Italie Type du document Règlement Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 14, 18 January 2003 Sujet Mer, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Zones marines protégées Gestion/conservation Aire protégée Zonage Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Méditerranée, Europe du Sud Résumé Pursuant to Act No. 979 of 1982, this Decree provides for the setting up of the marine protected area “Isole Pelagie”, whose boundaries are delimited by a line joining the points referred to in article 2. The overall objectives pursued by establishing this marine area are a comprehensive environmental protection of the zone in question, giving particular regard to fauna and flora specimens. The Decree encourages the undertaking of research and educational programmes in the field of marine biology. All activities which are not consistent with the safeguarding of the marine area shall be forbidden, including activities such as hunting, gathering of fauna and flora species, introduction of non autochthonous specimens and waste discharges. The marine area is divided into three different zones (A, B and C) with different protection levels. Texte intégral Italien Site web www.comune.jesi.an.it Références - Législation Implemente Act No. 979 making provisions for the safeguard of the sea. Législation | Italie | 1982 Mot clé: Pollution de la mer, Zones marines protégées, Législation de base, Lutte contre la pollution, Aire protégée, Aire marine, Gestion des zones côtières, Risques Source: FAO, FAOLEX