Closed areas to different levels of fishing#
Sector: Fishery - Sustainable Approachs/Practices
Classification: MSP - Socio-ecosystem MSP - Limiting the activity
Description#
Large areas of sensitive habitats are closed to different levels of fishing (e.g. all bottom contact gear; all mobile bottom contact gear; no contact with bottom permitted).
Pegorelli et al. (2024). Guideline for the strategic and spatial measures for the nature inclusive operation of blue economy sectors – ESE 3 (Deliverable – D4.2., under the WP4 of MSP4BIO project (GA n° 101060707)).
External sources#
USA federal EEZ and State waters of the Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands (pelagic trawling): https://www.google.es/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj-8smb2-2BAxV3cKQEHUI-D0UQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcert.msc.org%2FFileLoader%2FFileLinkDownload.asmx%2FGetFile%3FencryptedKey%3Dv5NA0jNkiUZRzn52Lf%2FKM5Ylxb3g6nRc8mRKhTsxOdE4pwpZXgAkpouYs6bJWuLB&usg=AOvVaw1byg-TN0Zvf9mV-ClS