The Regulations introduce a licensing system for scallop fishing in waters falling within ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) sub-areas V, VI and VII specified in Annex I and Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1415/2004 ("fishing area"). The purpose of restrictions on scallop fishing is the conservation of scallop stocks. A person on board an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not engage in scallop fishing in the fishing area and the master of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat or any person onboard on the boat to engage in scallop fishing in the fishing area otherwise than in accordance with an authorization granted under these Regulations.
The Regulations introduce a licensing system for scallop fishing in waters falling within ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) sub-areas V, VI and VII specified in Annex I and Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1415/2004 ("fishing area"). The purpose of restrictions on scallop fishing is the conservation of scallop stocks. A person on board an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not engage in scallop fishing in the fishing area and the master of an Irish sea-fishing boat shal
Title:
European Communities (Sea Fisheries) (Conservation and Rational Exploitation of Scallop) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 464 of 2005).
Country:
Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
2005
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Repealed:
No