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Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1996 (S.I. No. 1475 (S. 131) of 1996).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Seasons Fishing area
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order amends principal Order as follows: (a) at article 8, by inserting a new prohibition on fishing in Scapa Flow, being the area specified in article 8(2), for squat lobsters, spiny lobsters, green shore crabs, brown crabs, and velvet crabs between 1 June and 15 September, each year; (b) in Schedule 1 at item 18, by deleting the existing prohibitions on the use of mobile gear between Gallan Head and Aird Barvas and substituting a prohibition on suction dredging only, between 1 January and 31 December each year (art. 2 in Schedule 1 at item 26, by reducing the area subject to a restriction on the use of mobile gear between Mons Craig and Doolie Ness from two miles to one mile from the mean high water mark of ordinary spring tides ; and (d) by deleting reference to "sea area" and "sea areas" and substituting reference to "area" (art. 2 of the Schedule) as a consequence of amendments of the same kind made to the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 by the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1994.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 2307 (S. 150) of 1989).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1989

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing gear/fishing method, Seasons, Marine fishes, Fishing area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1999 (S.I. No. 751 (S. 55) of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Crustaceans, Aquatic animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX