Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 1535 of 2003). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 7 July 2003. Abstract This Order provides for the enforcement in England and Wales of the provisions of Annex XVII to Council Regulation 2341/2002 fixing for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks the fishing opportunities in Community waters for 2003. It applies certain amendments to the Annex such as a change in the definition of a day absent from port (par. 3), increased number of days for vessels carrying certain fishing gear (par. 6(e)), more flexibility in the number of fishing gears that a vessel may simultaneously carry (par. 7(b)), provision that certain days should not be counted as days absent from port (par. 5(b), 5(c), and 13), and changes to the rules on the transfer of days from one vessel to another (par. 10(b) and 10(c)). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 2341/2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Allocation/quota, Access right, Foreign fishing, Cartilaginous fishes, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX