Description
Trap designed to capture octopuses, it has the form of a pot where the prey are sheltered, there is no device that prevents the escape of the prey.
Mesh classes
Not applicable.
Target species
Octopus.
Area of action
Out of 1/2 mile to the shoreline, for vessels up to 9 m in length, and out of 1 mile to the shoreline, for other vessels.
Constraints
Maximum number of pots or buckets per vessel: 3000.
It prohibits fishing in the Costa Vicentina area between 37º 50´N and 37º 00´ between December and February.
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Legislation
Ordinance No. 296/94, of 17 May, which updates the national legislation in force with regard to zones and periods of fishing prohibition.
Ordinance No. 1102-D/2000, of 22 November, which approves the Regulation of Fishing by Trap Art, approved and republished by Ordinance No. 230/2012, of 3 August.