permission from the authorities/Fisheries and aquaculture act/is needed (Raykov
2006; NAFA 2013).
The fishermen using turbot nets are obliged to fit them with devices for radioresound protection of dolphins. The catches of fish and other aquatic animals by any
kind of pelagic trawling gears in the coastal zone is prohibited, as follows (EAFA,
Fisheries and Aquaculture act):
from cape Sivriborun to the river Kamchiya outflow – in 3 mile zone
from the river Kamchiya outflow to the cape Emine – in 1 mile zone;
to the line of cape Emine – Nessebar lighthouse;
to the line of Nessebar lighthouse – village Chernomorets, south cape;
From the c. village Chernomorets to the Rezovska river outflow – in 1 mile zone.
The fisheries by any kind of fishing gears are prohibited completely in the places
of flow of warm waters of Electrical Power-stations. The zones of artificial installations (farms) for mussels, considered to 100 m from their constructions are
declared as fish farming waters and zones of natural reproduction of local fish
species. In such zones the catch of fish and other aquatic animals by all fishing gears
is prohibited.
(f) During the fishing season for horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus), considering from 15th September to 15th November fishery banned zones: from
(a) to (e), are opened only for scads fishing with allowable by catch not
exceeding more than 5%.
(g) All fishery activities with all kind of gears are prohibited in the radius of 500 m
area of Thermo Electrical Power Stations warm water inflow into the Varna
lake system.
Table 25.3 Catches of main species in the Black Sea for the period 2007–2013 (NAFA 2013)
Main target species
FAO
code
Catch in
2007
Catch in
2011
Catch in
2012
Catch in
2013
Еuropean sprat
SPR
2985
3958
2836
3784
Mediterranean horse
mackerel
HMM
116
395
381
271
Atlantic bonito
BON
895.0
8257.0
96
6131.0
Bluefish
BLU
8218.9
30
551
49
Flathead grey mullet
MUF
5844.9
15
25
9029.7
Red mullet
MUT
13
177
132
257
Picked dogfish
DGS
24
82
29
31
Turbot
TUR
67
38
36
40
Rapana snail
RPN
4310
3119
3794
4819
Gobies nei
GPA
74
850
90
74
Thornback ray
RJC
36
93
69
57
Silversides nei
SIL
10
17
28
10
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2006; NAFA 2013).
The fishermen using turbot nets are obliged to fit them with devices for radioresound protection of dolphins. The catches of fish and other aquatic animals by any
kind of pelagic trawling gears in the coastal zone is prohibited, as follows (EAFA,
Fisheries and Aquaculture act):
from cape Sivriborun to the river Kamchiya outflow – in 3 mile zone
from the river Kamchiya outflow to the cape Emine – in 1 mile zone;
to the line of cape Emine – Nessebar lighthouse;
to the line of Nessebar lighthouse – village Chernomorets, south cape;
From the c. village Chernomorets to the Rezovska river outflow – in 1 mile zone.
The fisheries by any kind of fishing gears are prohibited completely in the places
of flow of warm waters of Electrical Power-stations. The zones of artificial installations (farms) for mussels, considered to 100 m from their constructions are
declared as fish farming waters and zones of natural reproduction of local fish
species. In such zones the catch of fish and other aquatic animals by all fishing gears
is prohibited.
(f) During the fishing season for horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus), considering from 15th September to 15th November fishery banned zones: from
(a) to (e), are opened only for scads fishing with allowable by catch not
exceeding more than 5%.
(g) All fishery activities with all kind of gears are prohibited in the radius of 500 m
area of Thermo Electrical Power Stations warm water inflow into the Varna
lake system.
Table 25.3 Catches of main species in the Black Sea for the period 2007–2013 (NAFA 2013)
Main target species
FAO
code
Catch in
2007
Catch in
2011
Catch in
2012
Catch in
2013
Еuropean sprat
SPR
2985
3958
2836
3784
Mediterranean horse
mackerel
HMM
116
395
381
271
Atlantic bonito
BON
895.0
8257.0
96
6131.0
Bluefish
BLU
8218.9
30
551
49
Flathead grey mullet
MUF
5844.9
15
25
9029.7
Red mullet
MUT
13
177
132
257
Picked dogfish
DGS
24
82
29
31
Turbot
TUR
67
38
36
40
Rapana snail
RPN
4310
3119
3794
4819
Gobies nei
GPA
74
850
90
74
Thornback ray
RJC
36
93
69
57
Silversides nei
SIL
10
17
28
10
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