Fishing restrictions

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Fishing restrictions

Layer Info
Category	Activities
Sub-category	Fishing

Description

Fishing activities may be restricted from operating to preserve the fishing stocks, protect sensible or declining species or even habitats. The fishing restrictions may be temporary or specific to a determined area (sometimes both) and can apply to one or more fleets.

MSP Challenge

This is a static but editable layer that indicates different restrictions on fishing activities.

Return to fishing.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the North Sea Edition.

Return to fishing.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Baltic Sea Edition.

Return to fishing.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Clyde Marine Region Edition.

Return to fishing.

In the Adriatic Sea edition there is no ecological/fishing simulation so the fishing restrictions do not influence any models.

Types

• Biological Protection
• Fishery restricted area
• No-trawling area

Metadata

Data Source

Italy:

tools4msp.eu

Other countries:

EMODnet

Original Title

Not available.

Description

Not available.

Creation Date

Not available.

Methodology

The layer was implemented in the MSP Challenge as provided by the project partner (CNR-ISMAR).

Return to fishing.

Not applicable.

This layer is not present in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.