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This Order implements a recommendation by the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission made pursuant to provisions of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention, prohibiting herring fishing in specified spawning areas from 15 August to 30 September of each year. Spawning areas are all those waters contained within a line joining the following points and the UK coast: Butt of Lewis to Cape Wrath; north to 58 55' N 5 W; west to 58 55' N 7 10' W; south west to 58 20' N 8 20' W; south to 57 40' N 8 20' W; east to Hebrides.
This Order implements a recommendation by the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission made pursuant to provisions of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention, prohibiting herring fishing in specified spawning areas from 15 August to 30 September of each year. Spawning areas are all those waters contained within a line joining the following points and the UK coast: Butt of Lewis to Cape Wrath; north to 58° 55' N 5° W; west to 58° 55' N 7° 10' W; south west to 58° 20' N 8° 20' W; south to 57°
Title:
Herring (Prohibition of Fishing) Order, 1976.
Country:
Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
1976
Data source:
Repealed:
No
Implements