Crawfish (Conservation of Stocks) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 289 of 2019). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX 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 These Regulations impose a conservation measure whereby all crawfish containing a V notch (defined) or are mutilated are returned to the sea by an Irish fishing boat. The master or person in charge of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall cause a crawfish to which these Regulations apply, taken by the Irish sea-fishing boat, to be carefully handled and returned alive to the sea without delay. A person shall not buy, handle, tranship, transport, land, process, store or sell a crawfish taken by an Irish sea-fishing boat to which these Regulations apply. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006). Legislation | Ireland | 2006 (2023) Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Institution, Foreign fishing, Fishing authorization, Access right, Allocation/quota, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, Food quality control/food safety, Fish products, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX