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