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EMPAFISH Booklet nº 2 Fishery regimes in Atlanto-Mediterranean European MPAs

‘marine protected area’ albeit being a new type for the Mediterranean.
The measures adopted for the management of resources within the
FMZ are designed to limit fishing effort and capacity by restricting size
and engine power of fishing vessels. In particular, only vessels smaller
than 12 m are allowed to fish within the zone since these are
considered as boats that practise small scale coastal fishing and which
are therefore least harmful to the ecological regime within the zone.
By way of exception to the above arrangement, four types of fishing
activities are nevertheless allowed, but sometimes restricted, within
the Malta 25 NM FMZ by vessels that may be larger than 12 m. These
are trawling, fishing for Lampuki (Dolphin fish), lampara (small-scale
pelagic purse seining with the aid of lamps) and fishing for tuna,
swordfish and other highly migratory species.

Area Gear Seasonality Target Species Bycatch Species No. of
Vessels
bottom Jan-Mar Pagellus spp., Raja spp.,
longlines Dentex dentex, Scorpaena spp.,
Polyprion Squalus acanthias, 1,492
americanus, Squatina squatina
Epinephelus costae,
Pagrus pagrus
trammel-nets All seasons Mullus barbatus, Sparidae spp. (e.g.
and gill-nets Mullus surmuletus, Oblada melanura,
Scorpaenidae Pagrus pagrus), 550
(Scorpaena spp.), Scorpaenidae (e.g.
Boops boops, Scorpaena spp.)
Trachurus spp.
drift-nets Mar-July Oblada melanura, Sparidae spp.
Scomber japonicus,
Scomber scombrus 12

‘Lampara’ Jan-Aug Scomber japonicus, Trachurus trachurus,
purse-seining Scomber scombrus, Trachurus
Engraulis mediterraneus, 18
encrasicolus, Boops boops,
Sardina pilchardus Alosa alosa
Inside Surface long- May-July Thunnus thynnus Xiphias gladius
lines 321
ring Aug-Jan Coryphaena Naucrates ductor,
net/kannizzati hippurus, Seriola dumerili 185
traps All seasons Octopus vulgaris, Muraena helena,
Spicara spp. Palinurus elephas, 543
Boops boops,
Scorpaenidae spp.
Trawling (50 – All seasons Mullus barbatus, Octopus vulgaris,
150m) Serranus spp., Todarodes sagittatus,
Pagellus spp., Sepia officinalis
Trachinus spp.
Trawling (150- All seasons Merluccius Raja spp.,
300m) merluccius, Boops boops,
Parapenaeus Trachurus spp. 17
longirostris, Mullus surmuletus
Mullus barbatus
Deep sea All seasons Aristaeomorpha Citharus linguatula
Trawling (400 – foliacea, Phycis blennoides,
800m) Nephrops Merluccius merluccius,
norvegicus, Aristeus antennatus
Parapenaeus
longirostris
Surface long- Thunnus thynnus Xiphias gladius
Outside May-July 321
lines

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