S.I. No. 207/2015 - Razor Clam (Conservation of Stocks) (North Irish Sea) Regulations 2015.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 29th May, 2015. | ||
I, Simon Coveney, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 15 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006) and the Sea Fisheries, Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 707 of 2007 ) (as adapted by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 455 of 2011 )), hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Razor Clam (Conservation of Stocks) (North Irish Sea) Regulations 2015. | ||
(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 June 2015. | ||
2. In these Regulations— | ||
“fishing week” means seven consecutive days commencing on a Monday; | ||
“razor clams” means Ensis spp.; | ||
“specified zone” means the internal waters or territorial seas west of an imaginary line drawn from: | ||
Latitude 54°01.3617’N, Longitude 006°03.7762’W through | ||
Latitude 54°00.0000’N, Longitude 005°59.2000’W through | ||
Latitude 53°11.2881’N, Longitude 005°59.2000’W to | ||
Latitude 53°11.2881’N, Longitude 006°04.5611’W. | ||
3. The master or person in charge of a sea-fishing boat fishing in the specified zone shall: | ||
(1) not cause more than 700 kilograms of razor clams to be landed from the boat in any fishing week; | ||
(2) not fish for, attempt to fish for or land razor clams on a Sunday. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
26 May 2015. | ||
SIMON COVENEY, | ||
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||
The effect of these Regulations is to regulate the razor clam fishery in the north Irish Sea by implementing a weekly catch limit for vessels and limiting fishing to certain days of the week. |