Non-Commercial Pot Fishing (Lobster and Crab) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 31 of 2016). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Crustaceans Size Seasons Fishing gear/fishing method Offences/penalties Aquatic animals Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations introduce measures to regulate non-commercial pot fishing for lobster and crab by fishing vessels within the internal waters or territorial seas of Ireland. The measures include: a closed season; a limit on the quantity of lobster and crab that can be landed from a boat; a requirement to return to the sea all lobsters containing a V notch and all mutilated lobsters; a limit on the number of pots that can be deployed from a boat, and; a prohibition on storing in the sea a crab or lobster that has a nicked or banded claw. These Regulations do not apply to a fishing boat fishing outside the internal waters or territorial seas of the State or a licensed fishing boat. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006). Legislation | Ireland | 2006 (2023) Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Institution, Foreign fishing, Fishing authorization, Access right, Allocation/quota, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, Food quality control/food safety, Fish products, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX