# The Edible Crabs (Conservation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, Regulation 4B: Soft-shelled edible crab


(1) The retention on board a sea-fishing boat, the bringing to land, the landing, having in possession, selling, exposing for sale, buying for sale, or consigning to any person for the purpose of sale, of a soft-shelled edible crab is prohibited.
(2) Where a soft-shelled edible crab is brought on board a sea-fishing boat, it must be immediately returned to sea, as near as possible to the place from which it was taken.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/152/regulation/4B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/edible-crabs-conservation-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-4B
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