A. Fishing with beach seine net (chinchorro de barrer playa): during the period from June 1 to July 31 and from October 1 to 31, 2006, the capture of bait (sardine and anchovy) with beach seine net on the beach is permitted. Said net must have a mesh size of ¾ of an inch, a maximum length of 20 meters, and a maximum height of 2 meters, and must not have a bag. It shall be the responsibility of INCOPESCA to grant provisional permits for this purpose during the closed season in accordance with the bait requirements in each of the fishing communities.
B. Fishing with lampara net (red bolichera): during the period from June 1 to July 31 and from October 1 to 31, 2006, the capture of bait (sardine and anchovy) with lampara net is permitted. Said net must have a maximum mesh size of ½ inch, a maximum length of 40 meters, a maximum height of 8 meters, with or without a bag. It shall be the responsibility of INCOPESCA to grant provisional permits for this purpose during the closed season, in accordance with the bait requirements in each of the fishing communities.
C. Fishing for tuna for bait: during the period from June 1 to July 31 and from October 1 to 31, 2006, the capture of tuna for bait with floating gillnets or trammel nets (redes agalleras o trasmallos a flote) is permitted. One floating gillnet or trammel net per vessel is permitted on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays of each week from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (for this reason, the fishing operation must begin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday and end at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday of each week). It shall be the responsibility of INCOPESCA to grant, at the request of the permit holders, provisional permits for this purpose during the closed season, in accordance with the bait requirements in each of the fishing communities.
(Thus amended the previous paragraph by agreement AJDIP/260 of June 2, 2006).
Said net must have a minimum mesh size of 3 1/2 inches, a maximum length of 500 meters, and a maximum height of 150 meshes, and must be equipped with buoys, gallon containers, or any other device that allows the competent authorities to identify it.
(Thus amended the previous paragraph by agreement AJDIP/260 of June 2, 2006).
The area authorized for the use of this type of fishing is established as the area between the imaginary straight line running from the Puntarenas Cruise Ship Pier (84º49'51" West Longitude, 9º58'26" North Latitude) to the easternmost part of Isla de Cedros (84º51'59" West Longitude, 9º51'00" North Latitude) and from those two imaginary lines seaward, outside the Gulf of Nicoya.
Those permit holders who engage in this type of fishing shall make their vessels available so that INCOPESCA officials may obtain, on board these vessels, information on their catches and the characteristics of the fishing gear used.
They shall also be obliged to report the place, time, and date of each of their landings to the Protection and Registration Department, so that officials from the Research and Development Department or that same Unit may inspect said landings in situ.