Notice of octopus closed season and maximum catch limit (Marine Protection Regulations) 2018

SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE GIBRALTAR GAZETTE No. 4454 of 19 April, 2018 LEGAL NOTICE NO.95 OF 2018. MARINE PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2014 NOTICE OF OCTOPUS CLOSED SEASON AND MAXIMUM CATCH LIMIT 2018 In exercise of the powers conferred upon it by regulations 41(3), 41(4)(b) and 41(5) of the Marine Protection Regulations 2014, the Authority has, after consultation with the Nature Conservancy Council, issued the following Notice 1. The capture of any Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) within British Gibraltar Territorial Waters is prohibited from 19 April 2018 to 31 May 2018, both days inclusive. 2. The maximum catch of Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) shall be limited to 5 kilograms per vessel, in any single day, from 1 June 2018 to 14 June 2018, both days inclusive. Dated 19th April, 2018. DR J CORTES, Minister with responsibility for the Environment.