Order No. 263-A/2015 establishing for 2015 a closed season for lobster fishing (Nephrops norvegicus) in zones IX and X.

This Order, consisting of 13 articles and 1 Annex, establishes for 2015 the Regulation for the Support to Temporary Cessation of South White Hake fishing activities and crayfish, as well as a closed season for lobster fishing (Nephrops norvegicus) in zones IX and X, defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and Division 34.1.1, defined by the Committee for Fisheries of the Eastern Atlantic center (CECAF), with a view to improving the efficiency of vessels involved in the fishery, through a programmed use of the available quota for Portugal. Crayfish fishing (Nephrops norvegicus) in zones IX and X is prohibited between 24: 00 hours of the day following the publication of this Order and 00:00 hours on 16 November 2015. Annex lists compensation for fishing vessel owners.