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Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 (S.S.I. No. 174) of 2001).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
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
Entry into force notes
Coming into force on 30 May 2001.
Abstract

This Order amends the principal Order by: (a) redefining the area and periods of prohibition of the use of mobile or active gear in and around the areas of Loch Torridon, the Northern Inner Sound and the Southern Inner Sound (art. 2(3)(a)); (b) permitting dredging for scallops (but not suction dredging) for a specified period and in a specified area around Loch Torridon and the Northern Inner Sound (article 2(3)(a)); (c) prohibiting fishing with a demersal trawler with a registered length greater than 12 metres or fishing with any trawl other than a single trawl, for a specified period and in a specified area around the Southern Inner Sound (article 2(3)(a)); (d) extending the area subject to a prohibition of the use of mobile or active gear between Mons Craig and Doolie Ness from one mile to two miles from the mean high water mark of ordinary spring tides (article 2(3)(b)); and (e) introducing a ban on fishing by creel in an area north of Rona (article 2(4)).

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