# Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997, Section 61

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

A person shall not have on board any boat used for fishing for salmon in the sea—
(a) any drift net of greater length than 1,375 metres;
(b) any number of drift nets joined together in such a way that their total length is greater than 1,375 metres;
(c) any number of drift nets which, if they were joined together, would have a total length greater than 1,375 metres;
(d) any drift net or part thereof containing more than 45 full meshes measured vertically between the top rope and the bottom rope of the net.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/425/section/61 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-byelaws-northern-ireland-1997/section-61
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