# The Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation Order 1983, Schedule: AREAS IN WHICH, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF SEA FISH FOR WHICH, FISHING BOATS REGISTERED IN DESIGNATED COUNTRIES MAY FISH Country Areas Descriptions of sea fish Belgium 1. Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines. All descriptions of sea fish 2. 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 (b)a line drawn due east from Coquet Island lighthouse Herring (Clupea harengus) (a)a line drawn due north from Cromer lighthouse and (b)a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse Demersal fish (a)a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse and (b)a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse Herring and demersal fish (a)a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse and (b) a line drawn due south from Selsey Bill Demersal fish (a)a line drawn south-east from Straight Point lighthouse and (b) a line drawn north-west from South Bishop lighthouse Demersal fish Denmark Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines All descriptions of sea fish France 1. Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines All descriptions of sea fish 2. 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 (b)a line drawn due east from Coquet Island lighthouse Herring (a) a line drawn due east from Flamborough Head lighthouse and (b)a line drawn due east from Spurn Head lighthouse Herring (a)a line drawn due east from Lowestoft lighthouse and (b)longitude 2° 56’°W All descriptions of sea fish (a)longitude 2° 56’W and (b)a line drawn due south from Eddystone lighthouse Demersal fish (a)a line drawn due south from Eddystone lighthouse (b)a line drawn south west from Longships lighthouse Demersal fish, lobster (Homarus spp), crawfish (Palinurus spp) and scallops (Pecten spp) (a)a line drawn south west from Longships lighthouse and (b)a line drawn north west from Hartland Point lighthouse Demersal fish, lobster and crawfish 3. 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 Demersal fish 4. 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 (b) a line drawn north west from Cemaes Head as lies outside 12 miles from the baselines adjacent to Lundy Island All descriptions of sea fish 5. 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 (b)latitude 53° 52’N All descriptions of sea fish (a)a line drawn south east from Haulbowline Rocks lighthouse and (b)a line drawn north east from Mew Island lighthouse Demersal fish (a)a line drawn north east from Mew Island lighthouse (b)a line drawn south west of sea fish from Sanda Island lighthouse All descriptions of sea fish (a)a line drawn due north from Portstewart Point and (b)a line drawn due west from Barra Head lighthouse All descriptions of sea fish 6. 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 (b)a line drawn due west from the Butt of Lewis as lies outside 6 miles from the baselines adjacent to the Flannan Islands All descriptions of sea fish except shellfish 7. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the St Kilda Group All descriptions of sea fish 8. 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 All descriptions of sea fish 9. 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 (b)a line joining the Butt of Lewis lighthouse to the point 59° 30’ N, 5° 45° W All descriptions of sea fish Federal Republic of Germany 1. Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines All descriptions of sea fish 2. 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 (b)a line drawn due east from Whitby High lighthouse Herring (a) a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse and (b)a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse Herring 3. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the St Kilda Group Herring and mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 4. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to the Islands of Sulisker and North Rona Herring 5. 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 (b)a line joining the Butt of Lewis lighthouse to the point 59°30’ N, 5°45’ W Herring 6. 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) (b)a line drawn north-east from Skroo lighthouse (Fair Isle) and (c)a line drawn south-west from Skadan lighthouse (Fair Isle) Herring Greece Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines All descriptions of sea fish Republic of Ireland 1. Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines All descriptions of sea fish 2. 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 (b)a line drawn due south from the Mull of Galloway lighthouse as 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 Demersal fish and nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus) 3. 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 All descriptions of sea fish 4. The area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines adjacent to Scotland and between (a)latitude 55° 35’ N and (b)a line drawn due west from Barra Head lighthouse Demersal fish and nephrops Italy Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines All descriptions of sea fish Luxembourg Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines All descriptions of sea fish Netherlands 1. Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines All descriptions of sea fish 2. 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 (b)a line drawn due east from Flamborough Head lighthouse Herring (a)a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse and (b)a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse Herring 3 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) (b)a line drawn north-east from Skroo lighthouse (Fair Isle) and (c)a line drawn south-west from Skadan lighthouse (Fair Isle) Herring --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/253/schedule (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-boats-european-economic-community-designation-order-1983/schedule Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.