Sea Fishing (Specified Western Waters) (Restrictions on Landing) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 1566 of 1987). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1987 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Landing Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract Subject to article 4, the landing in the United Kingdom of any of the specified sea fish caught in International Council for the Exploration of the Sea areas VII or VIII is prohibited. The prohibition here imposed is subject to the following exceptions: (a) the landing of specified sea fish caught by any fishing boat which is not a British fishing boat; (b) the landing of specified sea fish caught by any British fishing boat whose length is not more than 10 metres; (c) the landing of specified sea fish caught under the authority of a licence granted by or on behalf of one of the Ministers or the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Isle of Man; (d) the landing of any of the specified sea fish caught in any part of ICES VIId or ICES VIIe respectively which is within Channel Island waters, if fishing for that description of sea fish in the remainder of the relevant ICES division is for the time being authorized by a licence granted by or on behalf of one of the Ministers; (e) the landing of a quantity of sea fish consisting of one or more of the descriptions of sea fish referred to in an entry in column 2 of Schedule 3. Section 5 defines powers of British sea-fishery officers in relation to fishing boats. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (Chapter 84). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1967 (2020) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Landing, Size, Fishing gear/fishing method, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX