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Whelk Fishing (Wales) Order 2019 (S.R. No. 1042 (W. 184) of 2019).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Wales
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Molluscs Size Landing
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order makes provision regarding the fishing, landing and carriage of whelk by British fishing boats in Wales and the Welsh zone. It prohibits fishing for whelk under specified minimum size in Wales and the Welsh zone. It also prescribes the specified minimum size for the landing of whelk in Wales, the specified minimum size for the carriage of whelk in Wales or the Welsh zone and the method by which the size of a whelk is to be determined for the purposes of this Order.

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