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Decree May 13, 2022 . Measures for small pelagic fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea and specific measures for the Adriatic Sea.

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Source

Abstract
This Decree sets up restrictions on the number of days that vessels actively fishing stocks of small pelagics in the Mediterranean can fish: they cannot exceed twenty days per month and one hundred and eighty per year.
The Decree further sets a prohibition of fishing stocks of small pelagics in the waters of the Adriatic Sea from April 1 up to and including December 31 and establishes additional periods of spatio-temporal closure of fishing activity.
In general the Decree foresees a progressive reduction of active fishing of small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana - Serie generale - n. 147 del 25-6-2022.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Decreto 13 maggio 2022. Misure per la pesca dei piccoli pelagici nel Mar Mediterraneo e misure specifiche per il Mare Adriatico.