Article 3 Prohibition of method of fishingI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), fishing for sea fish—

(a)

by any relevant British fishing boat wherever it may be; or

(b)

by any F1other fishing boat within relevant British fishery limits,

with any net other than a single trawl is prohibited.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply—

(a)

to any beam trawler;

(b)

to fishing with a net having a mesh size of not less than 80 millimetres—

(i)

in the Fladen area;

(ii)

in ICES VI (Rockall and West of Scotland) south of a line drawn westwards from the east coast of the Sound of Jura at 56° north latitude;

(iii)

in ICES VII (Irish Sea, West of Ireland and Porcupine Bank, South Coast of Ireland, Bristol Channel and English Channel); or

(iv)

in ICES IV (North Sea) south of a line drawn eastwards from the east coast of England at 53° north latitude; or

(c)

to fishing with any net having a mesh size of 95 millimetres or more.

Annotations

F1: Words in art. 3(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(a), Sch. 2 para. 10(2) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)