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Sea-Fisheries (Satellite-Tracking) (Isle of Man) Byelaws 2007 (No. 159/07).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Equipment Data collection/reporting Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Bye-laws of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry lay down detailed provisions in relation to the installation of satellite tracking devices on fishing vessels fishing for scallops within a three mile area of the Isle of Man. In particular, the Bye-Laws create offences for contravening requirements relating to: the installation of a satellite-tracking device; the switching off of a satellite-tracking device in port without prior notification; the information to be transmitted by the satellite-tracking device; the responsibilities relating to a satellite-tracking device; and the technical failure or non-functioning of a satellite-tracking device.

Full text
English
Website
www.tynwald.org.im