in the Gulf of Nicoya with any type of net beginning March 15 and up to and including June 15, 2025.
For the purposes of this agreement, within the total area defined in recital (considerando) 1, three zones are recognized:
The Tárcoles Zone, which for the purposes of this agreement is that which is bounded by an imaginary straight line extending from Punta Agujas (84°39´19´´ West Longitude, 09°43´18´´ North Latitude) to the Isla Negritos outer lighthouse (84°49´25´´ West Longitude, 09°49´20´´ North Latitude); from there, another imaginary straight line to Punta Cuchillo on the Nicoya Peninsula (84°51´54" West Longitude, 09°49´48" North Latitude); and from this last point, another imaginary straight line to the Peñón or Punta Torres (84°43'52" West Longitude, 9°53'35" North Latitude).
Zone C of the Gulf of Nicoya which, solely for the purposes of this agreement, is the zone that begins at the point known as the Peñón or Punta Torres (84°43'52" West Longitude, 9°53'35" North Latitude); from there, an imaginary straight line to Punta Cuchillo on the Nicoya Peninsula (84°51´54" West Longitude, 09°49´48" North Latitude); and from this last point, another imaginary straight line to the Puntarenas Lighthouse (84°51´04´´ West Longitude, 9°58´35´´ North Latitude).
In the entire remaining area of the Gulf of Nicoya extending from the mouth of the Tempisque River to the imaginary straight line running from Punta Cuchillo on the Nicoya Peninsula (84°51´54" West Longitude, 09°49´48" North Latitude) to the Puntarenas Lighthouse (84°51´04´´ West Longitude, 9°58´35´´ North Latitude) described in the preceding paragraph, the operation of semi-industrial fishing vessels using purse-seine (cerco) or "bolichera" nets for the capture of sardine Ophistonema sp. remains permanently prohibited.