# Eel Fishing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, Regulation 7A: Annual catch limits for eels


(1) A person shall not wilfully fish for, take, retain or kill eels in excess of the annual catch limit.
(2) Each year the Department will determine annual catch limits for eels that can be caught by means of—:
(a) fishing engines which are erected or hung in fishing weirs or are fixed engines; and
(b) long lines or draft nets.
(3) The annual catch limits for eels for that year will be published on the Department’s website by 1 April.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2010/166/regulation/7A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eel-fishing-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/regulation-7A
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