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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