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Noble pen shell/Pinna nobilis

Description of the species:
The noble pen shell is the biggest shellfish in the Adriatic Sea. It can grow to a length of around 1 metre. It lives on sedimentary bottoms, and is also frequent in meadows of angiospermae Neptune grass at depths of 2 to 20 metres. It lives only in the Mediterranean, and can be found throughout the Adriatic.

Reasons for threat:
The populations of noble pen shell, due to excessive harvesting, have been completely obliterated in many areas. Its shells are much in demand as souvenirs.

Protection:
The species is strictly protected by the Ordinance on designating protected and strictly protected wild species (Official Gazette 7/06 and 99/09). According to the Ordinance on penalties for damage caused by illegal actions against protected animal species (Official Gazette 84/96), the penalty for killing a noble pen shell is 500.00 kuna.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poaching can be reported on the following phone numbers:

Inspectorate for the Protection of Nature

Istria and Kvarner - HQ in Rijeka, mr. sc. Ivanka Jelenić, senior inspector, tel: +385 (0)51 311302; mob: +385 (0)98 406313
e-mail: ivanka.jelenic@min-kulture.hr

Zadar region- HQ in Zadar, Damir Mitrović, senior inspector,
tel: +385 (0)23 211129; mob: +385 (0)98 406979
e-mail: damir.mitrovic@min-kulture.hr

Šibenik  and Split regions - HQ in Šibenik, Davor Cukrov, senior inspector
tel: +385 (0)22 215800; mob: +385 (0)98 406982
e-mail: davor.cukrov@min-kulture.hr

Dubrovnik region - HQ in Dubrovnik
Vesna Daničić, inspector
tel: +385 (0)20 323191; mob: +385 (0)98 407121
e-mail: vesna.danicic@min-kulture.hr

Source: www.dzzp.hr State Office for the Protection of Nature, Mrs Katja Jelić