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Key Information

TYPE
MPA
DESIGNATION
Nature Conservation Act; Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
LOCATED IN
The Netherlands
AREA
1,120 km2 MARINE AREA
1,134 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
Several species- or gear-specific restrictions apply, or:
  • Commercial marine life removal is prohibited
  • Both commercial and recreational marine life removal are heavily restricted
  • Recreational marine life removal is prohibited, and commercial marine life removal is restricted
DATA SOURCE(S)

Boundary: Noordzeeloket (Unmodified)

DATA VERSION

1.0

LAST REVIEWED

January 2023

OTHER DATABASES
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID: 900746; 555514217900746; 555514217

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Qellimi

To protect important marine habitat.

Regulations Summary

Restrictions

1. It is prohibited to fish in the IJsselmeer with: (a) a big fyke net in the period from 1 January to 30 April; (b) a dart style fyke trap for inland fisheries in the period from 1 October to 30 April; (c) a gillnet in the period from 16 March to 30 June; (d) an eel longline in the period from 1 November to 11 April; (e) an eel trap in the period from 1 November to 11 April; (f) the bait pit in the period from 1 November to 11 April and it is prohibited to fish in the IJsselmeer with the bait pit from Thursday sunset to 8:00 am the following Monday and further daily from sunset until 08:00 the following morning; and (g) a seine in the period from 16 March to 31 October and outside this period it is also prohibited to use a seine in the IJsselmeer eight or more times the number of days on which it is permitted to use the seine days to fish.
2. It is forbidden to fish in the IJsselmeer with a gillnet, eel longline, or eel trap from 4 pm on Friday evening until 8 am on Monday morning.
3. Seine fishing in the harbors of the IJsselmeer is prohibited.
4. When fishing with the seine in the areas in the IJsselmeer, it is prohibited to tie multiple seines together.
5. It is prohibited to fish with any other fishing gear other than hook and line for a period to be determined annually by the Minister.
6. All fishers must report their eel harvest with the Minister.
7. It is forbidden to fish between two hours after sunset and one hour before sunrise.

Allowed

Fishing for smelt is exemptedfrom the fishing prohibitions.

Gear and Activity Restrictions i

Fishing Gear

Activities

PROHIBITED
RESTRICTED
ALLOWED
NOT APPLICABLE OR UNKNOWN