Regulation 6 Undersized eelsI1
Northern Ireland
(1)
A person shall not wilfully fish for, take or kill undersized eels.
(2)
Subject to paragraph (3), a person shall not land or have in their possession or control any undersized eels.
(3)
Paragraph (2) does not apply to a licensed eel fisher who lands or has in his possession or control any undersized eels for the purpose of grading provided the eels are graded immediately they are landed and the undersized eels are then immediately returned to the waters from which they were taken without any avoidable injury.