003-2012 by the National Commission for Closed Seasons, under the following terms and conditions:
A- The closed season Zone for both the small-scale commercial sector and the semi-industrial sector (shrimp trawler and sardine) shall be the area defined by an imaginary line that runs from Punta Torres known as Peñón (84º43'52" West Longitude, 09º53'31" North Latitude) to the Lighthouse of Isla Negritos offshore (84º49'35" West Longitude, 09º49'14" North Latitude) and from there to the eastern part of Punta Cuchillo on the Nicoya Peninsula, from these lines inland to the mouth of the Río Tempisque.
B- It is established that the closed season shall be in the area described above for all fishing gear, from June 1 to July 31, 2012 and from September 1 to September 30, 2012.