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Continental fishing. Licences and denunciations. Provinces

Continental fishing. Licences, registrations and denunciations. Provinces 2010
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Procedures Office Catalonia
Licences 13,854 4,910 4,864 8,629 20,820 53,077
Boat registrations 113 22 31 211 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 377
Denunciations 232 93 496 84 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 905
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 18, 2011.

Methodological note

Methodological aspects

For freshwater fishing in Catalonia you must have a recreational fishing licence, which is also valid for sea fishing. In addition to the recreational fishing licence, if you wish to fish in a zona de pesca controlada (ZPC), or controlled fishing area, you must have the corresponding fishing permit.

Licences are valid for 15 days or for 1, 2, 3 or 4 years, and can be obtained from the Territorial Services or Regional Offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment (DAAM) or online via the website of the Virtual Citizen Care Office (OVT).

The licenses expire once their respective validity period or, failing that, after 65 years.

According to Law 5/2012, of March 20th, on fiscal, financial and administrative measures and on creation of the tax on tourist accommodation, disabled people, people under the age of 18 and people over the age of 65 can obtain the recreational fishery licence for free.

Every year the DAAM passes a close season Resolution specifying species that can legally be caught, fishing seasons and other fishing regulations.

Pursuant to Law 22/2009, of 23 December, on the sustainable management of fisheries in inland waters, the penalties for infringement are defined as follows: minor offences, serious offences and major offences.

When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".