Paragraph 10 Fishing

(1)

A person fishing in the dockyard port must comply with any direction given to him or her by the Queen’s Harbour Master.

(2)

A person must not fish without permission—

(a)

within 100 metres of the walls, slipways or boundaries of the Naval Base or any Crown Establishment;

(b)

within 150 metres of any of Her Majesty’s vessels or auxiliaries, or any foreign warship or auxiliary;

(c)

within 125 metres either side of the recommended tracks for vessels navigating through Plymouth Sound to the Hamoaze for the time being shown on Admiralty charts; or

(d)

on the line of any electric cable or pipe as described in paragraph 21.

(3)

A person must not fish using nets in the navigable channels of the Rivers Plym, Tamar, Tavy and Lynher and of Millbrook and Saint John’s Lakes, unless—

(a)

the nets are tended throughout;

(b)

sufficient navigable water is left for other craft to navigate the channel; and

(c)

any anchored vessels are not impeded.

(4)

In an area in which anchorage is prohibited under paragraph 22 a person must not—

(a)

trawl or fish using any nets, long lines or rods;

(b)

lay, move or lift lobster or crab pots; or

(c)

install any equipment in connection with fish farming.

(5)

All lines used in connection with lobster or crab pots or similar devices must be non-buoyant.

(6)

All lines of lobster or crab pots must be clearly marked—

(a)

where the line of pots is 100 metres in length or less, by a float at one end; or

(b)

where the line of pots is over 100 metres in length, by a float at both ends.

(7)

The identity of the owner of any lobster or crab pots is to be indicated on the float or floats that mark the lines of such pots.