Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 2307 (S. 150) of 1989). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Seasons Marine fishes 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 the existing regulatory regime governing fishing in Scottish inshore waters for sea fish other than salmon and migratory trout. The Order: (a) prohibits fishing for such sea fish with mobile gear (including a suction dredge), subject to specified exceptions, in specified sea areas at certain times of the year (arts. 3 and 4 and Schedule 1); (b) prohibits creel fishing around the Flannan Isles and an area off the north west coast of Lewis at specified times of the year (art. 5 and Schedule 2); (c) prohibits in relation to the Firths of Clyde and Forth fishing for any such sea fish other than herring, mackerel and sprats by fishing boats exceeding 70 feet in length in the Firth of Clyde, and 55 feet in length in the Firth of Forth, throughout the year (arts. 6 and 7 and Schedule 3); and (d) prohibits fishing for lobsters in Scapa Flow between 1 April and 30 September in each year (art. 8). There is an exception from the prohibitions where fishing for sea fish is conducted for the purpose of scientific investigation (art. 9). Contravention of the Order is an offence under section 4 of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1994 (S.I. No. 326 (S. 10) of 1994). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1994 Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing gear/fishing method, Seasons, Fishing area Source: FAO, FAOLEX Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1996 (S.I. No. 1475 (S. 131) of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing gear/fishing method, Seasons, Fishing area Source: FAO, FAOLEX Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 (S.S.I. No. 174) of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing gear/fishing method, Seasons, Fishing area Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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 Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 514 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing gear/fishing method, Seasons, Fishing area Source: FAO, FAOLEX Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 404 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing gear/fishing method, Seasons, Fishing area, Crustaceans, Aquatic animals Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2004 (S.S.I. No. 276 of 2004). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004 Keyword: Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing gear/fishing method, Seasons, Marine fishes, Fishing area Source: FAO, FAOLEX