Aragon General Fisheries Plan for 2012

Aragon General Fisheries Plan
for 2012
EN
English translation was carried out with the European Social Fund
Order of January 25, 2012, Department of
Agriculture, Livestock and Environment
(BOA nº. 19 of January 30, 2012)
Amendment of General Fisheries Plan
(BOA nº. 104 of May 31, 2012)
General rules
Fishing license
To fish in inland waters of the territory of Aragón it will be mandatory to
have a fishing license issued by the competent organs of the Government
of Aragón (Diputación General de Aragón).
Exceptions to general rules
Sports Preserves
In the sports preserves the following changes are generally authorized:
Main news 2012
Dimensions: the establishment of larger dimensions
Quotas: the establishment of different catch quotas
• Modification fishable species in Aragón
Baits: the establishment of different baits
• Modifications for the adaptation of the Aragon Fisheries Plan to
the rules established after the entry into force of the Royal Decree
1628/2011 of November 14, which regulates the Spanish
Directory and Listing of invasive non-native species.
• Ebro barbel (Luciobarbus graellsii), previously for catch and
release in all waters of Aragón, now only in certain designated
waters inhabited by trout and exclusively in the province of
Huesca, establishing a quota of 3 specimens per angler per day
and a minimum length of 30 cm. The sections will be specified in
each basin.
• During the present season the Imperial Canal of Aragón and
Tauste Canal will be closed in February and November.
• Expansion of the fishing season until September 30, exclusively
in the form of catch and release
Photo. Salmo trutta (brown trout)
(A. Portero)
BUSINESS DAYS
TYPES OF
WATER
Trout waters
OPEN SEASON
BUSINESS DAYS
In general; third Saturday from March to
August 31 (inclusive)
High mountain: June 1 to August 31
(inclusive)
Until August 31, every day
except Wednesdays and
Thursdays in case they
are
not
national
or
regional holidays. During
the month of September
and in the scope of action
of this measure, every day
is considered business
day.
In the free lengths of catch and release,
in social preserves of catch and
release, in social preserves of regular
fishing in lakes and high mountain lakes
included in both types of water bodies
the open season will be extended until
September 30 in the form of catch and
release and fly fishing using tapered
leaders or mosquito fishing using
floating buoys with a maximum of four
per tackle (outside ballasting of tackle is
not permitted), fishing spoon and
artificial fish lures shall be kept by a
single hook with one tip, without spear
in both cases.
In social preserves and
free sections of catch and
release fishing is permitted
every day.
Other waters
All year. In the period from 15 April to
15 May (inclusive), the form of fishing
will be catch and release
Every day
Sections of
intensive fishing
All year
Every day
BUSINESS HOURS
From one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset, taking the hours
of sunrise and sunset on the calendar, except in the form of Carp Fishing,
exclusively in official competitions, where specific competition schedules
will apply.
This schedule may be from 06:00 to 24:00 solely on sport fishing preserves
when reflected in their corresponding regulations.
Photo. Veral river (E. Ginés)
RODS, TACKLE AND BAITS
ISSUING OF FISHING LICENCES
• Fishing permits are mandatory to fish in a social preserve.
• The permit is personal and not transferable; in case the holder cannot make use of it,
he/she may not assign its rights to another angler, nor claim a refund of the permit fee.
• For each social preserve a single quota of permits shall be established, available to all
interested anglers, upon payment of the fees in the attached table.
• This permit shall be issued by the Provincial Services for Agriculture, Livestock and
Environment and the Agroenvironmental Regional Offices (AROs).
TYPES OF
WATER
Trout
waters
Advance selling of permits
90% of all permits for social preserves are issued prior to the date of use and the remaining
10% is available to the councils of bordering municipalities
RODS AND
TACKLE
One rod. When using
natural bait it may only
carry one hook, without
spear, and an opening
of over 7 mm and total
length of over 2 cm.
In
the
reservoirs
declared as intensive
fishing sections two
rods may be used.
To participate in the lottery, standardized applications must be submitted between October 1
and November 30 of the previous year.
The application form may be found free of charge at the General Directorate of Natural
Environment Preservation (Dirección General Conservación del Medio Natural), at the
Provincial Services, at AROs and may also be downloaded from the Department of
Agriculture, Livestock and Environment website.
Only one request may be submitted per person per season, which allows the use and
enjoyment of up to four permits per month, except in March when two are issued.
The winners are drawn by a public lottery on January 15 of each year or the next business
day where applicable, and are listed in the notice board of the offices of Provincial Services
and AROs.
All regular permits for the regular social preserves of Jaca, Oliván, Fiscal, Lafortunada and
Pineta, all in the province of Huesca, and all social preserves the province of Teruel, are
drawn in a single lottery on January 15. The remaining permits, if there were, will be
awarded to anglers who request them by verbal request. Requests may be submitted from
the first working day in which the angler is interested in fishing.
All permits for the social preserves of Hecho Superior, Boltaña, Labuerda, Senarta,
Ventamillo Gorge, Campo and Veracruz and all social preserves of catch and release
fishing in the province of Huesca are not drawn, except for permits of the first business day.
The rest will be granted to anglers who request them by verbal request. Requests may be
submitted from the first working day in which the angler is interested in fishing. However,
this system of allocation may be modified if there are sufficient requests to allocate permits
by drawing lots.
FISHING PERMITS FEES
TYPE OF SOCIAL PRESERVE
APPLICABLE RATE
AMOUNT
Regular. Shore and federated anglers
16.05.01
7,15
Regular. Other anglers
16.05.02
15,20
Catch and release fishing. Shore and federated
anglers
16.06.01
2,22
Catch and release fishing. Other anglers
16.06.02
4,46
Natural bait specific of native fauna:
earthworms, dredge, caddis-fly larvae, crickets
and grasshoppers
Artificial bait: fly fishing using tapered leaders
or mosquito fishing using floating buoys with a
maximum of four per tackle (outside ballasting
of tackle is not permitted), fishing spoon and
artificial fish lures. In fly fishing using tapered
leaders all artificial lures specific to this system
are allowed.
In high mountain running waters in the
province of Huesca natural bait is authorized, fly
fishing using tapered leaders or mosquito
fishing using floating buoys with a maximum of
four per tackle (outside ballasting of tackle is
not permitted), fishing spoon and artificial fish
lures shall be kept by a single hook with one tip,
without spear in both cases.
Applications may be submitted in the same offices.
The applicant or his/her representative may select the preserves and dates of enjoyment,
either in person at the Services or by phone; permits may be collected at the corresponding
ARO.
BAITS
Other
waters
Two rods
reach
at
hand’s
Natural bait: animals (except fish and crabs)
living or dead, their remains, eggs and
embryos; plants and foodstuffs in origin, mixed
or processed
Artificial Lures: caddis-fly larvae, spoons,
nymphs, flies, fish or simulated animals and any
other lure.
• In regular social preserves the bait allowed shall be those specified.
• In Catch and Release Fishing preserves and free fishing areas of the province of Teruel
and Guadalope river waters between the tail of the Santolea reservoir to its source and
tributaries, only fly fishing using tapered leaders or mosquito fishing using floating buoys with a
maximum of four per tackle (outside ballasting of tackle is not permitted) is authorized. In the
section between the Torrevelilla Bridge to Calanda and the Estanca weir, in addition to the
methods above, fishing with single hook, single tipped fishing spoon without spear is allowed.
• In Fishing Preserves, mountain lakes of the Natural Parks of Valles and Posets-Maladeta and
the free Catch and Release Fishing sections in the province of Huesca and Zaragoza
(except the Piedra river from the Tranquera dam to the confluence with the Jalón river, where
only fly fishing is allowed) fly fishing using tapered leaders or mosquito fishing using floating
buoys with a maximum of four per tackle (outside ballasting of tackle is not permitted), fishing
spoon and artificial fish lures shall be kept by a single hook with one tip, without spear is
allowed throughout the season, i.e. , until September 30.
NATURAL BAIT BAN
PROHIBITED BAIT
• Huesca: the use of natural bait in all waters of Los Valles Occidentales
and Posets-Maladeta Natural Parks is not authorized.
• Teruel: in the Guadalaviar River and all waters flowing into it from birth
until the end of the Arquillo reservoir; in the Alfambra river from its source to
Orrios; in the Cabriel river; in the Ebron river; in the Guadalope river and all
waters flowing into it in the province of Teruel and in all waters of the Tajo
river basin in Aragón.
• Zaragoza: in the waters inhabited by trout, except intensive fishing
sections
In order to avoid further spread and invasion of non-native species
potentially harmful to aquatic ecosystems and the species that inhabit
them, the use as bait of live, dead, parts or derivatives of any specimen of
any species of fish, except dead sardines, as well as all the species listed
in Annexes I and II of Royal Decree 1628/2011 of 14 November, which
regulates the Spanish Directory and Listing of invasive non-native species
is prohibited.
OTHER RULES
• Drift net fishing: net fishing is strictly prohibited.
• Boat Fishing: Boat fishing is permitted. However, this practice is limited to inland waters of Aragón where navigation is permitted, according to the rules and conditions
established by the responsible basin agency. Fishing from float tube is regarded as a form of fishing from a boat without an engine.
• The practice of bottom buoy fishing will be allowed in a range of 25 meters wide starting from the wet edge at all times. In the case of boat fishing, this distance may not
exceed 20 meters. The buoys must be commercial models of visible colors and must be collected at the end of the fishing action. This mode is permitted only in the Ribarroja
reservoir.
• Priming: On the occasion of carrying out training and sports fishing of non-salmonid species, priming of water during the action of anglers with documented federal status in
FAPyC is permitted only in water bodies classified as sports fishing Areas and sports fishing Preserves, insofar as it is expressly reflected in their regulations.
• The use of "keepnets", "nets" or other utensils to keep caught fish alive or dead during the fishing action in all waters of Aragón is not permitted. FAPyC and the federated
clubs are authorized to use exclusively those provided by FAPyC for catching and keeping fish alive until they are returned to the waters, if permitted in competitions or contests
during its yearly sporting fishing calendar. FAPyC or federated club sporting event organizers shall ensure their exclusive use in these water bodies after being fully disinfected.
• American red swamp crayfish fishing: for the capture of this species, using pots (maximum 8) and similar equipments is authorized. Each angler shall use their gear in
running water, or where appropriate, at the banks of impounded waters, in a stretch of maximum one hundred meters.
DISTANCES
1. In general, the minimum distance between the angler and their fishing gear shall not exceed ten meters.
2. The minimum distance between anglers, which may only apply when one of them requires so and with the exception of preference awarded to the angler who first accesses
the site, shall be calculated on the points where gear and baits are used, and shall also be of 10 meters at the banks of a river, reservoir or lake, without prejudice to the
following article.
3. When the width of the river allows it, two or more anglers may fish simultaneously from each of the banks without any distance requirements.
4. It is prohibited to fish within a distance of under 50 m downstream of dams and in the downstream reaches of levees, weirs, and signaled steps and scales.
5. The fishing activities will have prevalence over the development of any other sport, recreation or tourism activity inconsistent with the action of fishing, insofar as it takes place
during working periods, hours or days and on water bodies designated as fishing preserves, sports fishing training areas, areas for sports fishing events, intensive fishing
areas and areas of catch and release fishing.
6. The minimum distance between anglers in case of salmonid fish, shall be of over 25 meters.
7. The minimum distance for boat fishing, both between boats as well as between boats and shore anglers, shall be of over 50 meters except at points of boarding and landing.
OBTAINING A FISHING LICENSE
INTERESTING ADDRESS AND PHONE TO CONTACT
ADDRESS
PHONE
FAX
HUESCA
Avenida La Paz, 5, bajos
974 29 33 93
974 29 33 94
TERUEL
C/ San Francisco, 27
978 64 11 42
978 64 14 25
ZARAGOZA
Ed. “Dinamiza” 2-c. Av, Pablo
Ruiz Picasso, 63 C - 3ª planta.
976 71 51 81
976 71 66 30
FISHING LICENSE RENEWAL
In order to facilitate the issuing of fishing licenses, the Department of Agriculture,
Livestock and Environment, sends a payment application form by regular mail to all
anglers who have a valid fishing license close to its expiration date.
This form becomes valid as a fishing license by mechanical validation at the time of
bank transfer in one of the collaborating banks of INAGA. The date of validity is
contained in the document.
INAGA
1. Regular mail
E-mail: [email protected]
2. Direct Debit
Those interested in debiting the payment may send INAGA the corresponding
clearance form for direct debit, which will be effective on the next renewal. In this
case, the receipt issued by the bank is itself the fishing license.
PROTECTION OF FISH SPECIES
3. E-mail
PROTECTED FISH SPECIES
As an option for the user, the license renewal may be obtained by emailing the
clearance form in PDF format. The form, once paid, is the license.
Catch and possession of all species of fish and other aquatic organisms not
declared as fishing targets is prohibited.
To benefit from this new method of renewal it is necessary for the owner to verbally
state their interest in choosing this option, applying for it in person at the offices of
INAGA or submitting the application by fax, with an attached copy of a valid ID. In
any case the owner must provide a valid email address.
Trade of all fish species taken from the natural environment is prohibited
throughout the year.
NEW LICENSES
Anyone who does not have a valid fishing license may obtain one personally upon
presentation of the DNI, NIE or Passport at the INAGA offices or in writing, by email
or fax, attaching a copy of a valid ID.
In all cases, INAGA will issue the Clearance Form-Payment Form mentioned above.
For the validation of the document, the applicant shall follow the proceedings
specified in the event of renewal.
FISHING LICENSES FOR PERSONS OVER 65 YEARS OLD
Persons over 65 years old living in Aragón requesting the issuance of fishing licenses
are exempt from the payment of the fee.
FISHING LICENSES FOR PERSONS UNDER 14 YEARS OLD
All children under 14 years old living in Aragón requesting the issuance of fishing
licenses are exempt from the payment of the fee.
FISHING LICENSES UNDER 18 YEARS
All children under 18 years old who wish to obtain a fishing license must also submit
a written document with the express permission of their parents or legal guardians for
its issuance.
Possession, transportation (except for own consumption or disposal in organic
waste containers), trafficking and trade of live or dead, remains or propagules,
including foreign trade of species listed in the Spanish Directory and Listing of
Invasive Non-Native Species illegally introduced before the entry into force of Law
42/2007 is prohibited.
This prohibition may be terminated upon administrative approval, where necessary
for reasons of research, health or safety of persons or feeding of scavenger birds.
PROHIBITION OF RESTOCKING
In accordance with Article 32 of the Fisheries Act in Aragón, the introduction,
release and resettlement in all public or private waters of any species of crab, fish
or other aquatic organism without the express authorization of the Provincial
Services concerned or the INAGA, and under the conditions established in the
Law of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation and the provisions of Royal
Decree 1628/2011 of 14 November, which regulates the Spanish Directory and
Listing of Invasive Non-Native Species, is prohibited.
Fish caught legally in the fishing action will not be considered stocking, release or
returning, if in the water from which they were removed.
SPECIES SUBJECT TO FISHING
SPECIES
Brown trout
(Salmo trutta)
QUOTA
(angler/day)
DIMENSION
(cm)
3
4 Cotos sociales en régimen normal,
22
30 Guadalope y aflu.,
salvo en los ríos Guadalope y aflu,
Guadalaviar (3)
Guadalaviar y Prov.
Zaragoza
Ebro barbel
(Luciobarbus graellsii)
catch and release1
no minimum size
Redtail barbel
(Barbus haasi)
catch and release
no minimum size
Gudgeon
(Gobio lozanoi)
without quotas3
no minimum size
catch and release
no minimum size
Iberian chub
(Squalius pyrenaicus)
without quotas3
8
Adour Minnow
(Phoxinus bigerri)
without quotas3
8
catch and release
no minimum size
62
catch and release: Zaragoza
35
−
Ebro nase
(Parachondrostoma miegii)
Tench
(Tinca tinca)
Common carp y var.
(Cyprinus carpio)
Ebro barbel: in certain designated waters inhabited by trout and exclusively in the province
of Huesca, a quota of 3 specimens per angler per day and a minimum size of 30 cm shall be
established. The sections will be specified in each basin.
1
2 Common carp: On areas of sporting events it will be compulsory to return to the water all
living specimens at the time of their capture, except when such events take place from
shore, in which case they may be returned at the end of the competition.
3 Gudgeon, Iberian chub, Adour minnow: no catch limits in all water bodies of Aragón
except for sporting events areas, in which case it will be compulsory to return to water all
living specimens at the time of their capture, except when such events are conducted from
shore, in which case they may be returned at the end of the competition.
SPECIES INCLUDED IN THE SPANISH DIRECTORY
AND LISTING OF INVASIVE NON-NATIVE SPECIES
ILLEGALLY INTRODUCED PRIOR TO THE ENTRY
INTO FORCE OF THE LAW 42/2007
Bleak (Alburnus Alburnus)
Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas)
Pumpkinseed Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)
European perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Zander or Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca)
Wels catfish or sheatfish (Silurus glanis)
Common rudd (Scardinius erythropthalmus)
The above listed species may be fished but shall be subject to the provisions of
Article 8.5 of Royal Decree 1628/2011 of November 14, which regulates the
Spanish Directory and Listing of invasive non-native species: "specimens captures,
dead, detained or taken from nature by any means cannot be returned to the wild,
being necessary to deliver the specimen or specimens to the competent authorities
or proceed to their elimination or removal from the natural environment regarding
current regulations.” For these purposes, "elimination or removal from the natural
environment" of the specimens captured and dead will be carried out by their
deposit in the nearest organic waste containers, their consumption or their
contribution to authorized feeding of scavenger birds, in the latter case with the
corresponding administrative authorization. The transfer of specimens culled from
the point of capture and any of the three locations indicated will not be regarded as
transport for the purposes of the provisions of Article 8.2 of the abovementioned
Royal Decree.
SPECIES INCLUDED IN THE SPANISH DIRECTORY
AND LISTING OF LEGALLY INTRODUCED
INVASIVE NON-NATIVE SPECIES PRIOR TO THE
ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE LAW 42/2007
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus) and its varieties
Northern Pike (Esox lucius)
Black - bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Red swamp crawfish or Mudbug (Procambarus clarkii)
The above listed are designated as fishing species in the territory of the
Autonomous Community of Aragón and their fishing shall be carried out according
to the provisions of this Order, in the waters they inhabit insofar as adequate and
specific mapping of the area where the second Transitional Provision of Royal
Decree 1628/20111 of November 14 applies is not available.
WATERSHEDS - GENERAL
High mountain waters
Waters which flow into the designated high mountain areas and
reservoirs located in the same areas and mountain lakes in the
Pyrenees are considered high mountain tributaries.
Sections of intensive fishing
All reservoirs in the province of Teruel located in designated waters
inhabited by trout are designated as intensive fishing areas.
Red swamp crawfish or mudbug (Procambarus clarkii)
Catch is prohibited in the waters included in the scope of the whiteclawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) Recovery Plan, approved
by Decree 127/2006 of May 9, by the Government of Aragón, as
amended by Order dated September 10 2009. Catch is also prohibited
in reserves.
Water bodies affected by the presence of zebra mussel
Boats, equipment, machinery and all the elements that come into
contact with waters affected by zebra mussel infestation should
undergo disinfection drying and cleaning protocols.
This protocol must be observed by vessels operating in affected areas
and by all those users who make use of the water in areas affected by
the zebra mussel.
ATTENTION TO THE CITIZEN:
Tfno. 976 714 000
E-mail: [email protected]
PROVINCIAL SERVICIES:
Servicio Provincial de Huesca
GENERAL LASHERAS, 8 - PLANTA B
22003 HUESCA
Tfno.: 974293029
Servicio Provincial de Teruel
Plaza San Francisco, 27
44001 TERUEL
Tfno.: 978641143
Servicio Provincial de Zaragoza
EDIFICIO PIGNATELLI - PASEO DE MARIA AGUSTIN, 36
PLANTA 1, PUERTA 7
50004 ZARAGOZA
Tfno.: 976714896
Provincial Services have a number of Regional Offices, located in different locations of the respective province, whose
territory has been marked by adapting the existing districts of the Autonomous Community of Aragon.
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INAGA
http://www.aragon.es/DepartamentosOrganismosPublicos/Organismos/InstitutoAragonesGestionAmbiental
DEPARTAMENTO AGRICULTURA, GANADERÍA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE
http://www.aragon.es/Temas/MedioAmbiente