Crawfish (Conservation of Stocks) Order, 2001 (S.I. No. 322 of 2001).

Subject

Fisheries

Keyword

Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Crustaceans Size Landing Aquatic animals

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

The effect of this Order is to prohibit the landing of any Crawfish whose carapace length is less than 110 mm. An Irish sea-fishing boat shall not have crawfish to which this Order applies on board taken in the specified area. The master or person in charge of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat or any person to have crawfish to which this Order applies on board taken in the specified area. An Irish sea-fishing boat shall not be used for the landing or transhipment of crawfish to which this Order applies taken in the specified area. The master or person in charge of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat to be used for the landing or transhipment of crawfish to which this Order applies taken in the specified area. Any crawfish to which this Order applies taken in the specified area in the course of fishing shall be carefully handled and returned alive, immediately, to the sea. A person shall not display, sell, offer for sale or store for the purposes of selling any crawfish to which this Order applies taken in the specified area.

Full text

English

Website

www.ucc.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959.

Legislation | Ireland | 1959 (2000)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Harbour, Navigation, Internal trade, International trade, Fish products, Equipment, Mesh, Fishing gear/fishing method, Use restrictions, Access right, Offences/penalties, Institution, Allocation/quota, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Fishing authorization, Concession, Seasons, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Molluscs, Foreign fishing, Fishing area, Fishing charge, Fishing vessel, Public land, Environmental planning, Expropriation, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX