#TRAM1226985AOrder of October 26, 2012, Determining Minimum Size or Weight for Catching Fish and Other Marine Organisms in Recreational Sea Fishing
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The law sets minimum sizes and weights for catching various fish and marine organisms in recreational sea fishing in France. This aims to protect marine resources by ensuring catches meet specific dimensions, impacting recreational fishermen who must comply with these regulated measurements in designated areas.
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Key Changes
- Establishes minimum sizes and weights for various marine species in recreational fishing
- Requires compliance in designated French maritime areas
- Aims to protect marine resources by regulating catches
Obligations
What this law requires
Recreational sea fishermen must not catch or land fish and marine organisms below the minimum size or weight specified in Annex I for their respective fishing zone (North Sea/English Channel/Atlantic or Mediterranean)
Measure fish length using fork length (distance from tip of upper jaw to end of shortest caudal ray) except for istiophorids, which must be measured from tip of lower jaw to fork of tail fin
Measure langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus) size using one of three specified methods: carapace length from orbit to cephalothorax, total length from rostrum to telson, or for detached tails from first segment to telson endpoint
Measure lobster (Homarus gammarus) carapace length parallel to median line from orbit rear to distal cephalothorax border
Measure crabs (tourteau) width as maximum carapace width perpendicular to anteroposterior median line