Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 484 of 2008). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Marking/identification Fishery management and conservation Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Order provides for the enforcement of Community restrictions and other obligations relating to the marking and identification of passive gear and beam trawls deployed by fishing vessels as set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 356/2005. “Passive gear” means longlines, gillnets, entangling nets, trammel nets, drifting gillnets and any associated anchoring, floating or navigational gear. The Order confers powers of enforcement on British sea-fishery officers, defines offences and prescribes penalties. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Fisheries Act 1981 (Chapter 29). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1981 (2018) Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Institution, Tax/levy, Special fund, Subsidy/incentive, Size, Transshipment, Enforcement/compliance, Policy/planning, Marine mammals, Fishery management and conservation, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EC) No. 356/2005 laying down detailed rules for the marking and identification of passive fishing gear and beam trawls. Legislation | European Union | 2005 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Marking/identification, Fishery management and conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX