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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-boats-european-economic-community-designation-order-1983/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1983/253",
  "legislation_title": "The Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation Order 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-boats-european-economic-community-designation-order-1983",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "AREAS IN WHICH, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF SEA FISH FOR WHICH, FISHING BOATS REGISTERED IN DESIGNATED COUNTRIES MAY FISH",
  "text": "Country\nAreas\nDescriptions of sea fish\nBelgium\n1. Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines.\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n2. Areas within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the United Kingdom and between:— (a)a line drawn due east from Berwick Breakwater Head lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn due east from Coquet Island lighthouse\nHerring (Clupea harengus)\n(a)a line drawn due north from Cromer lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse\nDemersal fish\n(a)a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse\nHerring and demersal fish\n(a)a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse and\n(b) a line drawn due south from Selsey Bill\nDemersal fish\n(a)a line drawn south-east from Straight Point lighthouse and\n(b) a line drawn north-west from South Bishop lighthouse\nDemersal fish\nDenmark\nAny part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines\nAll descriptions of sea fish\nFrance\n1. Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n2. Areas within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the United Kingdom and between:— (a)a line drawn due east from Berwick Breakwater Head lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn due east from Coquet Island lighthouse\nHerring\n(a) a line drawn due east from Flamborough Head lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn due east from Spurn Head lighthouse\nHerring\n(a)a line drawn due east from Lowestoft lighthouse and\n(b)longitude 2° 56’°W\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n(a)longitude 2° 56’W and\n(b)a line drawn due south from Eddystone lighthouse\nDemersal fish\n(a)a line drawn due south from Eddystone lighthouse\n(b)a line drawn south west from Longships lighthouse\nDemersal fish, lobster (Homarus spp), crawfish (Palinurus spp) and scallops (Pecten spp)\n(a)a line drawn south west from Longships lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn north west from Hartland Point lighthouse\nDemersal fish, lobster and crawfish\n3. Such part of the area within 12 miles of the baselines adjacent to Lundy Island, but outside 6 miles from all baselines, as lies to the north and east of a line drawn north west from Hartland Point lighthouse\nDemersal fish\n4. Such part of the area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the United Kingdom and between:— (a) a line drawn north west from Hartland Point lighthouse and\n(b) a line drawn north west from Cemaes Head\nas lies outside 12 miles from the baselines adjacent to Lundy Island\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n5. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the United Kingdom and between:— (a)a line drawn due north from Point Lynas lighthouse and\n(b)latitude 53° 52’N\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n(a)a line drawn south east from Haulbowline Rocks lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn north east from Mew Island lighthouse\nDemersal fish\n(a)a line drawn north east from Mew Island lighthouse\n(b)a line drawn south west of sea fish from Sanda Island lighthouse\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n(a)a line drawn due north from Portstewart Point and\n(b)a line drawn due west from Barra Head lighthouse\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n6. Such part of the area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the Isles of Harris and Lewis All and between:— (a)latitude 57° 40’N and\n(b)a line drawn due west from the Butt of Lewis\nas lies outside 6 miles from the baselines adjacent to the Flannan Islands\nAll descriptions of sea fish except shellfish\n7. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the St Kilda Group\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n8. Such part of the area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baseline adjacent to the Flannan Islands as lies outside 12 miles from the baselines adjacent to the Isles of Harris and Lewis\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n9. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the United Kingdom and between (a)a line drawn due west from the Butt of Lewis lighthouse and\n(b)a line joining the Butt of Lewis lighthouse to the point 59° 30’ N, 5° 45° W\nAll descriptions of sea fish\nFederal Republic of Germany\n1. Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n2. Areas within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the United Kingdom and between:— (a)a line drawn due east from Berwick Breakwater Head lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn due east from Whitby High lighthouse\nHerring\n(a) a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse\nHerring\n3. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the St Kilda Group\nHerring and mackerel (Scomber scombrus)\n4. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the Islands of Sulisker and North Rona\nHerring\n5. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the Isle of Lewis and between:— (a)a line drawn due west from the Butt of Lewis lighthouse and\n(b)a line joining the Butt of Lewis lighthouse to the point 59°30’ N, 5°45’ W\nHerring\n6. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to Shetland and Fair Isle and between:— (a)a line drawn south-east from Sumburgh Head lighthouse Herring (Shetland)\n(b)a line drawn north-east from Skroo lighthouse (Fair Isle) and\n(c)a line drawn south-west from Skadan lighthouse (Fair Isle)\nHerring\nGreece\nAny part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines\nAll descriptions of sea fish\nRepublic of Ireland\n1. Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n2. Such parts of the area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to Great Britain and between (a)a line drawn due north from Point Lynas lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn due south from the Mull of Galloway lighthouse\nas lie no nearer to the Isle of Man thana line every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points of, on the one hand, the baselines adjacent to Great Britain and, on the other hand, the baselines adjacent to the Isle of Man\nDemersal fish and nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus)\n3. Such part of the area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to Northern Ireland as lies outside 6 miles from the baselines adjacent to Scotland\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n4. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to Scotland and between (a)latitude 55° 35’ N and\n(b)a line drawn due west from Barra Head lighthouse\nDemersal fish and nephrops\nItaly\nAny part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines\nAll descriptions of sea fish\nLuxembourg\nAny part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines\nAll descriptions of sea fish\nNetherlands\n1. Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines\nAll descriptions of sea fish\n2. Areas within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the United Kingdom and between:—(a)a line drawn due east from Berwick Breakwater Head lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn due east from Flamborough Head lighthouse\nHerring\n(a)a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse and\n(b)a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse\nHerring\n3 The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to Shetland and Fair Isle between:— (a)a line drawn south-east from Sumburgh Head lighthouse (Shetland)\n(b)a line drawn north-east from Skroo lighthouse (Fair Isle) and\n(c)a line drawn south-west from Skadan lighthouse (Fair Isle)\nHerring",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/248",
      "affecting_title": "The Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation (Variation) Order 1996"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/253/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:05:53.713844+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}