A- Fishing with gillnets or entangling nets (redes agalleras o red de enmalle): During the months of May, June, and July of each year, the use of gillnets or trammel nets (trasmallos) of any mesh size (luz de malla) is prohibited in the area between an imaginary straight line running from Punta Torres, known as Peñón (84º43'52" West Longitude, 09º53'31" North Latitude) to the Faro de las Islas Negritos Afuera Lighthouse (84º49'35" West Longitude, 09º49'14" North Latitude) and from there to Punta Cuchillo (84º52'23" West Longitude, 09º49'39" North Latitude), from that imaginary line, inland waters up to the mouth of the Tempisque River.
B- Fishing with Taiwanese line (línea taiwanesa): During the period comprised of the months of May, June, and July of each year, the use of a Taiwanese line is prohibited in the area between an imaginary straight line running from Punta Torres, known as Peñón (84º43'52" West Longitude, 09º53'31" North Latitude) to the Faro de las Islas Negritos Afuera Lighthouse (84º49'35" West Longitude, 09º49'14" North Latitude) and from there to Punta Cuchillo (84º52'23" West Longitude, 09º49'39" North Latitude), from that imaginary line, inland waters up to the mouth of the Tempisque River.
C- Fishing with handlines (cuerdas de mano): During the period comprised of May, June, and July of each year, any permit holder (permisionario) with a Commercial Fishing License for the inner part of the Gulf of Nicoya may use, at any time of day, handlines with a No. 6 hook, in the area between an imaginary straight line running from Punta Torres, known as Peñón (84º43'52" West Longitude, 09º53'31" North Latitude) to the Faro de las Islas Negritos Afuera Lighthouse (84º49'35" West Longitude, 09º49'14" North Latitude) and from there to Punta Cuchillo (84º52'23" West Longitude, 09º49'39" North Latitude), from that imaginary line, inland waters up to the mouth of the Tempisque River.
D- Fishing with longline (línea planera) in the inland water zone of the Gulf of Nicoya: During the period comprised of the months of May, June, and July of each year, any permit holder (permisionario) with a Commercial Fishing License for the inner part of the Gulf of Nicoya may use, at any time of day, one longline per vessel with a maximum of 500 meters in length and also a maximum of 300 No. 6 hooks, in the area between an imaginary straight line running from Punta Torres, known as Peñón (84º43'52" West Longitude, 09º53'31" North Latitude) to the Faro de las Islas Negritos Afuera Lighthouse (84º49'35" West Longitude, 09º49'14" North Latitude) and from there to Punta Cuchillo (84º52'23" West Longitude, 09º49'39" North Latitude), from that imaginary line, inland waters up to the mouth of the Tempisque River.
E- Fishing with longline (línea planera) in the offshore water zone of the Gulf of Nicoya: Those who opt for the provisions in points C and D may catch their own bait using a beach seine net (chinchorro de barrer playa) and/or a purse seine net (red bolichera). Those who opt for this alternative must notify the Department of Protection and Registry.
F, Of Tuna and Mackerel (small pelagics) Fishing (Pesca de Atún y Macarelas (pequeñas pelágicas)) with drifting gillnet (red agallera a la deriva).
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 (84°49'51" West Longitude, 9°58'26" North Latitude) to the easternmost part of Isla de Cedros (84°51'59" West Longitude, 9°51'00" North Latitude) and from those two imaginary lines towards the offshore waters of the Gulf of Nicoya.
Said net must have a minimum mesh size (luz de malla) of 3½ inches, a maximum length of 500 meters, and a maximum height of 100 meshes, and must be equipped with buoys, floats, or any other device that allows the competent authorities to identify it.
Those permit holders (permisionarios) engaged in this type of fishing shall make their vessels available so that INCOPESCA officials may obtain information on board about their catches and the characteristics of the fishing gear used, when so designated by the Institution.
Non-compliance with this regulation shall be sanctioned, as stipulated in the article of Law No. 8436.
(Thus added the preceding subsection through agreement AJDIP/126 of April 27, 2007)