Med Sea Alliance

GSA19 - Western Ionian Sea

Overview

Location Coordinates Shapefile_name GSA DATE (STANDARD FORMAT) DATE (string) INFRACTION DETAILS SOURCE(S)
Between Santa Croce and Cape Mulini (Catania) 37.24502259694868, 15.27705819598632 GSA19 23/5/2018 23 May 2018 A fishing vessel intercepted while trawling in a no-trawl area. Penalties: 4.000,00 € fine, seizure of the fishing net, penalty points on the fishing license (unspecified number). The catch, stll alive, was thrown back into the sea. https://www.siracusaoggi.it/augusta-pesca-a-strascico-in-area-vietata-sequestro-e-multa-da-4-000-per-un-peschereccio/; https://www.lagazzettaaugustana.it/battuta-di-pesca-in-zona-con-divieto-di-pesca-a-strascico-multa-di-4-mila-euro-e-sequestro-della-rete/
North of Cape Campolato - between Cape Mulini and Cape Santacroce (Augusta) 37.29602843394174, 15.19308957085021 GSA19 16/9/2019 16 September 2019 Trawling within three miles of the coast. A fishing vessel from the Augusta fleet intercepted while trawling in a no-trawl area. Penalties: seizure of the fishing net, 4.000,00 € fine. https://www.lagazzettaaugustana.it/augusta-pesca-a-strascico-in-zona-vietata-per-peschereccio-locale-multa-e-sequestro-rete/; https://www.libertasicilia.it/augusta-brucoli-guardia-costiera-pesca-a-strascico-e-incendio-su-unimbarcazione-da-diporto/
MPA CAPO RIZZUTO was established in 1991 and revised in 2002 (DM 19.2.2002). More information is available here (https://www.mite.gov.it/pagina/area-marina-protetta-capo-rizzuto). The MPA includes the Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) site: IT9320097 Seabed from Crotone to Le Castella IT_MPA_Calabria - Cape Rizzuto GSA19 22/11/2018 22 November 2018 Trawling inside the MPA official data from Coast Guard
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