Division 4.2.2

This option is recommended because it is the most cost effective option. MMO is the most appropriate authority to take forward fisheries management measures between 0 and 12nm. The boundary of the proposed prohibited areas were determined taking into account the best available existing evidence of the extent of the features as well as the need for a ‘buffer zone’ between the features and the byelaw boundary. Ease of enforcement and the need to have clear demarcation to promote compliance was also taken into account when considering the shape of the prohibited area.