S.I. No. 372/2001 - Wildlife (Fish and Aquatic Invertebrate Animals) (Exclusion) Regulations, 2001

I, SÍLE DE VALERA, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 32 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000 (No. 38 of 2000), with prior consent of the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, make the following regulations:

1.       These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife (Fish and Aquatic Invertebrate Animals) (Exclusion) Regulations, 2001.

2.       Each animal of the species of fish mentioned in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations and each aquatic invertebrate animal mentioned in Part 2 of that Schedule are specified for the purposes of section 32 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000 (No. 38 of 2000).

SCHEDULE

PART 1

Species of Fish

Abramis brama (Bream)

Alepocephalus bairdii (Bairds Smoothhead)

Alopias vulpinus (Thresher Shark)

Alosa alosa (Allis Shad)

Alosa fallax (Twaite Shad)

Alosa fallax killarnensis (Killarney Shad)

Ambloplites rupestris (Rock Bass)

Ammodytes marinus (Sandeel)

Ammodytes tobianus (Sandeel)

Anarhichas denticulatus (latifrons) (Jelly Catfish)

Anarhichas lupus (Catfish (Wolf Fish))

Anarhichas minor (Spotted Catfish)

Anguilla anguilla (Eel)

Aphanopus carbo (Black Scabbard Fish)

Argentina silus (Greater Silver Smelt (Argentine))

Argentina sphyraena (Lesser Silver Smelt)

Aspitrigla cuculus (Red Gurnard)

Atherina presbyter (Sand Smelt)

Auxis rochei (Bullet Tuna)

Balistes carolinensis (Trigger Fish (File Fish))

Bathyraja richardsoni (Richardson's Ray)

Bathyraja spinicauda (Arctic Ray)

Beryx decadactylus (Beryx)

Beryx splendens (Lowes Beryx)

Brama brama (Rays Bream (Pomfret))

Brosme brosme (Tusk)

Buglossidium luteum (Solenette)

Callionymus lyra (Common Dragonet)

Capros aper (Boar Fish)

Centolabrus exoletus (Rock Cook)

Centrolophus niger (Blackfish)

Centrophorus granulosus

Centrophorus squamosus

Centrophorus uyato

Centroscyllium fabricii

Centroscymnus coelolepis (Portuguese Shark)

Centroscymnus crepidater

Chelon (Crenimugil) labrosus (Thick Lipped Mullet)

Chimaera monstrosa (Rabbit Fish (Rat-Tail))

Ciliata mustela (Five-Bearded Rockling)

Clupea harengus (Herring)

Coelorhynchus coelorhynchus (Blackspot Grenadier)

Coelorinchus coelorhinchus (Hollow Nosed Rat-tail)

Conger conger (European Conger Eel)

Coregonus autumnalis (Pollan)

Coris julis (Rainbow Wrasse)

Coryphaenoides rupestris (Roundnose Grenadier)

Crenilabrus melops (Corkwing Wrasse)

Ctenolabrus rupestris (Goldsinny)

Cyclopterus lumpus (Lumpsucker)

Cyprinus carpio (Carp)

Daenia calceus (Birdbeak Dogfish)

Dalatias (Scymnorhinus) licha (Darkie Charlie)

Dasyatis pastinaca (Sting Ray)

Dicentrarchus (Morone) labrax (European Seabass)

Engraulis encrasicolus (European Anchovy)

Epigonus telescopus (Cardinal Fish)

Esox lucius (Pike)

Etmopterus princeps

Etmopterus spinax (Velvet Belly)

Euthynnus pelamis (Skipjack Tuna)

Euthynnus quadripunctatus (Little Tuny)

Eutrigla gurnardus (Grey Gurnard)

Gadiculus argenteus (Silvery Pout)

Gadus morhua (Cod)

Galeorhinus galeus (Tope Shark)

Galeus melastomus (Blackmouthed Dogfish)

Gasterosteus aculeatus (Three-Spined Stickleback)

Geryon affinis (Deep-Water Red Crab)

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Witch)

Gobio gobio (Gudgeon)

Gymnammodytes semisquamatus (Smooth Sand Eel)

Helicolenus dactylopterus (Blue-Mouth Redfish)

Hippoglossoides platessoides (Long Rough Dab)

Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Halibut)

Hoplostethus atlanticus (Orange Roughy-Fish)

Hoplostethus mediterraneus (Pink Roughy-Fish)

Hydrolagus mirabilis (Ratfish)

Hyperoplus immaculatus (Sandeel)

Hyperoplus lanceolatus (Great Sandeel)

Istiophorus albicans (Sail Fish)

Isurus ozyrinchus (Mako Shark)

Labrus bergylta (Ballan Wrasse)

Labrus mixtus (Cuckoo Wrasse)

Lamna nasus (Porbeagle Shark)

Lampetra fluviatilis (River Lamprey)

Lampetra planeri (Brook Lamprey)

Lampris guttatus (Opah)

Lepidorhombus boscii (Four Spot Megrim)

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Megrim)

Leuciscus leuciscus (Dace)

Limanda limanda (Dab)

Liza ramada (Thin Lipped Mullet)

Lophius budegassa (Black-Bellied Angler Fish)

Lophius piscatorius (Anglerfish (Monk Fish))

Macrurus berglax (Roughead Grenadier)

Makaira nigricans (Blue Marlin)

Malacocephalus laevis (Softhead Grenadier)

Mallotus villosus (Capelin)

Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Haddock)

Merlangius merlangus (Whiting)

Merluccius merluccius (European Hake)

Microchirus variegatus (Thickback Sole)

Micromesistius poutassou (Blue Whiting)

Microstomus kitt (Lemon Sole)

Mobula mobular (Horned Ray)

Mola mola (Sunfish)

Molva dypterygia (Blue Ling)

Molva macropthalma (Spanish Ling)

Molva molva (Common Ling)

Mora moro (Mora)

Mullus surmuletus (Red Mullet)

Mustelus asterias (Starry Smooth Hound)

Mustelus mustelus (Smooth Hound)

Myliobatis aquila (Eagle Ray)

Myoxocephalus scorpius (Short-spined Sea Scorpion)

Myxine glutinosa (Hagfish)

Nezumia aequalis (Smooth Rat-tail)

Noemacheilus barbatulus (Loach)

Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow Trout)

Osmerus eperlanus (Smelt)

Pagellus bogaraveo (Red Seabream)

Pagellus erythrinus (Pandora)

Pagrus pagrus (Redtail Porgy)

Pegusa (Solea) lascaris (Sand Sole)

Perca fluviatilis (Perch)

Phoxinus phoxinus (Minnow)

Phrynorhombus norvegius (Norwegian Topknot)

Phrynorhombus regius (Ekstroms Topknot)

Phycis blennoides (Greater Forkbeard)

Platichthys flesus (Flounder (European))

Pleuronectes platessa (European Plaice)

Pollachius pollachius (Pollack)

Pollachius virens (Saithe)

Polyprion americanus (Wreck-Fish)

Prionace glauca (Blue Shark)

Pungitius pungitius (Nine-Spined Stickleback)

Raja abba (White Skate)

Raja bathyfila

Raja batis (Common Skate)

Raja bigelowi

Raja brachyura (Blond Ray)

Raja circularis (Sandy Ray)

Raja clavata (Thornback Ray (Roker))

Raja fullonica (Shagreen Ray)

Raja fyllae (Round Skate)

Raja hyperborea (Arctic Skate)

Raja kreffti

Raja lintea

Raja microocellata (Painted Ray)

Raja montagui (Spotted Ray)

Raja naevus (Cuckoo Ray)

Raja nidarosiensis

Raja oxyrinchus (Long-Nose Skate)

Raja radiata (Starry Ray)

Raja undulata (Undulate Ray)

Raniceps raninus (Lesser Forkbeard)

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Greenland Halibut)

Rhinonemus cimbriatus (Four Bearded Rockling)

Rutilus rutilus (Roach)

Salmo salar (Salmon)

Salmo trutta (Trout)

Salvelinus alpinus (Char)

Sarda sarda (Bonito)

Sardina (Clupea) pilchardus (Pilchard)

Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudd)

Scomber colias (Spanish Mackerel)

Scomber japonicus (Spanish Mackerel)

Scomber scombrus (Mackerel (European))

Scomberesox saurus (Skipper)

Scophthalmus maximus (Turbot)

Scophthalmus rhombus (Brill)

Sctliorhiinus stellaris (Bull Huss)

Scyliohinus canicula (Lesser Spotted Dogfish)

Sebastes marinus (Norway Haddock)

Sebastes mentella (Rose Fish)

Sebastes viviparus (Redfish)

Serranus cabrilla (Comber)

Solea solea (vulgaris) (Sole (Dover Sole))

Sparus auratus (Gilt-Head Seabream)

Sparus pagurus (Couch's Seabream)

Spondylisoma cantharus (Black Bream)

Sprattus (Clupea) sprattus (Sprat)

Squalus acanthias (Spurdog)

Squatina squatina (Angelshark (Monk Fish))

Taurulus bubalis (Long-Spined Sea Scorpion)

Tetrapterus albidus (White Marlin)

Tetrapterus pfuegeri (Roundscale Marlin)

Thunnus alalunga (Albacore)

Thunnus albacares (Yellow-Fin Tunny)

Thunnus obesus (Big-Eye Tuna)

Thunnus thynnus (Blue-Fin Tunny)

Tinca tinca (Tench)

Torpedo nobiliana (Electric Ray)

Trachurus trachurus (Horse-Mackerel (Scad))

Trachyscorpia cristulata (Spiny Scorpionfish)

Trigla lucerna (Tub Gurnard)

Trigla lyra (Piper)

Trigloporus lastoviza (Streaked Gurnard)

Trisopterus esmarki (Norway Pout)

Trisopterus luscus (Pout (Bib))

Trisopterus minutus (Poor Cod)

Xiphias gladius (Swordfish)

Zeugopterus punctatus (Common Topknot)

Zeus faber (John Dory)

PART 2

Aquatic Invertebrate Animals

Acanthocardia sp.

Alloteuthis subulata (Inshore Squid)

Aristeus antennatus (Deepwater Shrimp)

Aristiomorpha foliacea (Deepwater Shrimp)

Buccinum undatum (Common Whelk)

Cancer pagurus (Edible Crab)

Carcinus maenas (Green Shore Crab)

Cardium (Parvicardium) scabrum (Cockle)

Cerastoderma (Cardium) edule (Common Cockle)

Chlamys opercularis (Queen Scallop)

Chlamys septemradiata (Scallop)

Chlamys varia (Variegated Scallop)

Crangon allmani (Shrimp)

Crangon crangon (Common (Brown) Shrimp)

Crassostrea gigas (Pacific Oyster)

Culetellus pellucidus

Dichelopandalus bonneri (Prawn)

Dosinia exoleta

Dosinia lupinus (Smooth Artemis)

Eledone cirrosa (Curled Octupus)

Ensis arcuatus (Razor Shell)

Ensis ensis (Razor Shell)

Ensis siliqua (Razor Shell)

Galathea squamifera (Squat Lobster)

Galathea strigosa (Squat Lobster)

Geryon (Chaceon) affinis (Deepwater Red Crab)

Geryon (Chaceon) quinquidens (Deepwater Red Crab)

Glycimeris glycimeris (Horse Cockle)

Homarus gammarus (European Lobster)

Illex coindetii (Northern Shortfin Squid)

Littorina littorea (Edible Winkle)

Loligo forbesi (Northern Squid)

Loligo vulgaris (Squid)

Lutraria lutraria (Common Otter Shell)

Macropipus (Liocarcinus) depurator (Swimming Crab)

Mactra corallina

Maja squinado (Spider Crab)

Munida intermedia (Squat Lobster)

Munida rugosa (Squat Lobster)

Munida tenuimana (Squat Lobster)

Mytilus edulis (Blue (Edible) Mussel)

Necora puber (Velvet Swimming Crab)

Nephrops norvegicus (Norway Lobster)

Nereis diversicolor (Ragworm)

Octopus vulgaris (Octopus)

Ommastrephes bartramii (Webbed Flying Squid)

Ostrea edulis (European Flat Oyster)

Palaemon adspersa (Prawn)

Palaemon elegans (Prawn)

Palaemon serratus (Common Prawn)

Palinurus elephas (Crawfish)

Palinurus mauretanicus (Crawfish)

Palinurus vulgaris (Common Spiny Lobster)

Paramola cuvieri (Box Crab)

Pecten maximus (Escallop)

Pharus legumen

Rossia macrosoma (Sepiolid)

Sepia elegans (Cuttle-Fish)

Sepia officinalis (Common Cuttle Fish)

Sepietta oweniana (Sepiolid)

Sepiola atlantica (Little Cuttle)

Solen marginatus

Spisula solidissima (Surf Clam)

Tapes semidecussatus (Manila Clam)

Todarodes saggittatus (Northern Flying Squid)

Todaropsis eblanae (Shortfinned Brown Squid)

Venerupis decussatus

Venerupis pullastra

Venerupis rhomboides

Venerupis senegalensis (Purple Carpet Shell)

Venus casina (False Praire)

Venus striatula

Venus verrucosa

The Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

1.       The Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000 includes new definition of “fauna” and “wild animal”, which extends the scope of the Wildlife Acts to cover fish and aquatic invertebrates.

2.       The effect of these regulations is to declare certain species of fish or aquatic invertebrate animal to be excluded from the provisions of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000 .