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Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls Order 2001 (S.I. No. 650 of 2001).

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The Order prohibits fishing with any trawl other than a single trawl. The prohibition in this Order is not anymore confined to Norway Lobsters. The prohibition applies to a relevant British fishing boat wherever it may be and to any Scottish fishing boat, which is within relevant British fishery limits (art. 3(1)). The Order introduces a definition of "single trawl" (art. 2(1)). The prohibition does not apply to beam trawlers, to fishing in certain areas with a trawl having a specified mesh size
Title
Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls Order 2001 (S.I. No. 650 of 2001).
Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
2001
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
fishing method
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
HTML icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/html/uk24708.htm
Link to full text
http://www.opsi.gov.uk
Implements
Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms.