The GFL is complemented by the General Law on Aquaculture (D.L. N° 1195, 2015) and its Regulations which foreign-registered vessels can access hydrobiological resources (see Chapter 6). 2.2.1. The General Fisheries Law has been updated three times and is complemented by The GFL has been modified on three 0ccasions: 1) in 2008, through Legislative Decree 1027 on the power 1393 to regulate the prohibition of illegal fishing; and 3) in 2023, via Law 317494 to recognise traditional miles. The last reform was implemented to address emerging policy issues, loopholes and criticisms to the Law (notably by fishers and civil society organisations) (Interviews in the context of the Review, 2024[2i)) relating to issues on fisheries stock management; institutional governance and co-ordination; fisher's categorisation regime; and fisheries' MCS. resource exploitation problems. ROPs are defined and approved by PRODUCE, which specifies access regimes; TACs; fishing effort defined as fleet size; fishing seasons and closed fishing periods; minimum catch sizes; restricted or reserve zones; fishing gear methods and systems; and the necessary MCS (Diss0stichus eleginoides), have been in force since 2001 (R.M. 236-2001-PE). ROPs can be modified, 2025 (D.S. N.003-2025-PRODUCE). As of mid-2025, when this report was prepared, 13 ROPs were in force, eight of which focused on individual commercial species and five were spatially designed and/or