Fisheries (Control of Demersal (Bottom) Trawling Activities) Regulations, 1994 (L.N. No. 217 of 1994). Country/Territory Trinidad and Tobago Document type Regulation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Trinidad and Tobago Official Gazette, Supplement Part B - Vol. 33, No. 257 of 1994, pp. 573-74. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Protected fishing area Fishing gear/fishing method Mesh Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract These Regulations prohibit any trawling on the east coast of Trinidad and Tobago (as defined in the Schedule to these Regulations) and place restrictions on the dragging or pulling of a trawl net on the bottom of the sea in order to catch a demersal or bottom living species on the north coast (as defined in the Schedule to these Regulations). Demersal trawling is permitted on the north coast in territorial waters beyond a line of two nautical miles from the coast. Standards for mesh and the cod end of a trawl are prescribed. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Fisheries Act (Cap. 67:51). Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 1916 (1975) Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX