Sardine fishing reopens this Monday, about four months after ending, and Portugal has a quota of 34,406 tons for this year.
According to an order, published in Diário da República, sardine fishing reopens this Monday but some limits are maintained.
Sardine fishing, in the Gulf of Biscaia (southern) and in Portuguese (Oriental) waters, is managed by Portugal and Spain, using a multiannual plan.
For 2025, the limit is 51,738 tons and Portugal is 66.5% of these (34,406 tons).
Periods were also defined in which it is not possible to capture, unload or put to sale sardines beyond the limits pointed out.
From 00:00 this Monday, vessels with length out of the way to nine or equal to nine meters have a limit of 1,800 kilograms (kg) or 80 cabies.
For vessels with length of more than nine meters and less than or equal to 16 meters the maximum is 3,150 kg (140 cabies), while for vessels with a length of 16 meters is 4,500 pounds (200 cabies).
In turn, from 00:00 of May 5, the vessels with length from outside the outside or equal to nine meters have a limit of 2,250 kg (100 kittens).
With more than nine and less than 16 meters, the maximum is 3,938 kg (175 cabacies) and for vessels over 16 meters length is 5,625 kg (250 kitten).
Since 00:00 of June 2, the limit is 2,700 kg (120 kitten) for vessels with a length of nine meters or equal to 4,725 kg (210 cabies) for boats with more than nine meters and 16 or less meters and 6,750 kg (300 cabies) for boats longer than 16 meters.
On national holiday days, the capture, on board maintenance, unloading and selling sardines is interdicted.
The transfer of sardines is also prohibited to a unlike that corresponding to the discharge port, as well as the same vessel unloading in more than one port for each day.
Sardine fishing had closed on December 4th.
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