Location
Key Information
TYPE
Fisheries Management Area
DESIGNATION
High Seas Management Area
LOCATED IN
Canada, Cuba, Denmark, EU, France, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, USA
High Seas / International
AREA
| 352,044 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 352,044 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
MANAGED BY
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
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: ProtectedSeas (Boundary Digitized Using Best Available Data)
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Last updated on 03 August 2021.
Purpose
To protect areas which are vulnerable to bottom contact gears .
Species of Concern: Saemounts
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
No vessel shall engage in bottom fishing activities these areas.
Allowed
Other fishing may be allowed.