Decree 27 December 2016 Adoption of the national Plan for the management of discards of Venus spp. (Chamelea gallina) clam stocks.

This Decree adopts the Italian national Plan for the management of discards of Venus spp. (Chamelea gallina) clam stocks, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy.
This Plan also contains the measures concerning the reduction of fishing force and measures for the control over the mollusk bivalves (clams Venus spp. Chamelea gallina) fisheries. Some of them are: the control over the effective number of vessels authorized for such fishing (with the use of mechanical dredges, including turbocharged type of equipment); the adoption of the maximum daily catch; the recognition of points/areas for stock repopulation; the obligation for units capable of catching clams to be equipped with the system for monitoring and recording of the position at sea (VMS; AIS; GPS); the obligatory use of equipment for the selection/rejection of the above mentioned clam stocks; the adoption of the continuous scientific monitoring system towards restocking areas.
This Plan is implemented in collaboration with the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA).