# The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Conservation of Eels) Regulations 2009, Regulation 3: Prohibition of fishing modes


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not take eels by any mode other than rod and line.
(2) Any eels taken by rod and line shall be carefully handled and returned immediately to the waters from which they were taken without avoidable injury.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/379/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foyle-area-and-carlingford-area-conservation-of-eels-regulations-2009/regulation-3
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