# The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (Scotland) Order 2017, Article 3: Prohibition of method of fishing

Extent: S

(1) This article applies to fishing by—
(a) any Scottish fishing boat wherever it may be; and
(b) any other fishing boat within the Scottish zone.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), fishing for sea fish with any trawl other than a single trawl is prohibited.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to fishing with two trawls—
(a) by any beam trawler; or
(b) subject to paragraph (4), where both trawls have a mesh size of 80 millimetres or more.
(4) Fishing for redfish with trawls with a mesh size of less than 100 millimetres in the area described in the first sub-paragraph of paragraph 1(1) of Part C of Annex 12 of Regulation 2019/1241 is prohibited.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/325/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prohibition-of-fishing-with-multiple-trawls-scotland-order-2017/article-3
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