Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. No. 488 of 1997). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Inland waters Freshwater resources management Classification/declassification Water quality standards Sustainable use Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations prescribe a system for classifying the quality of inland freshwaters which need protection or improvement in order to support fish life and define functions of the of the Environment in this respect. The classifications SW ("salmonid waters") and CW ("cyprinid waters") and the criteria for those classifications set out in the Schedule shall apply for classifying inland freshwaters which need protection. The Regulations also provide for pollution reduction programmes. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 78/659/EEC on the quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life. Legislation | European Union | 1978 Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Freshwater fishes, Freshwater pollution, Classification/declassification, Freshwater resources management, Inland waters, Water quality standards, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Surface Waters (Fishlife) (Classification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 405 of 2007). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007 Keyword: Inland waters, Freshwater resources management, Classification/declassification, Water quality standards, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX