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The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) (Scotland) Order 2000

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Articles 2(1) and 4(1)

SCHEDULECOMMUNITY CONSERVATION MEASURES (MAXIMUM FINES ON SUMMARY CONVICTION)

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Community conservation measureSubject matterMaximum fine on summary conviction
I. Regulation 894/97
Article 11Provisions relating to drift netsThe statutory maximum
II. The Council Regulation

1.  Article 4, as read with Articles 5 and 10

Provisions relating to mesh sizes and target species and required catch percentages when using towed gears(1).The statutory maximum

2.  Article 5.3

Prohibition on transhipment without completing a logbook in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of Regulation 2847/93.£50,000

3.  Article 6

Limitation on the maximum number of meshes in certain towed gear.The statutory maximum

4.  Article 7

Provisions relating to the inclusion and placement of square mesh panels in specified towed gear.The statutory maximum

5.  Article 8.1 and 8.2, as read with Article 8.3

Limitation on the twine thickness of towed gears.The statutory maximum

6.  Article 9.1, as read with Article 9.2

Prohibition on the carriage or use of towed gears constructed wholly or in part of netting other than types specified.The statutory maximum

7.  Article 11, as read with Articles 12 and 13

Limitations on the use or keeping on board of specified fixed gear(2).The statutory maximum.

8.  Article 14

Requirement to sort catches immediately after removal from nets.The statutory maximum

9.  Article15

Prohibition on the landing or retention of fish in excess of specified percentages.The statutory maximum

10.  Article16

Prohibition on devices that obstruct nets.The statutory maximum

11.  Article 18.3

Prohibition on the retention and landing of lobsters, crawfish and molluscs unless they are whole.The statutory maximum

12.  Article 18.4

Prohibition on the retention and landing of edible crabs unless they are whole, subject to a maximum percentage for the retention and landing of detached claws.The statutory maximum

13.  Article 19.1, as read with Articles 17, 18.1 and 18.2, 19.2 and 19.3 and 35

Prohibition on the retention, transhipment, landing, transport, storage, sale, offer for sale and display of undersized fish(3).The statutory maximum

14.  Article 20.1, as read with Article 20.2 and 20.3

Prohibition on fishing for herring in specified waters during specified times.£50,000

15.  Article 21.1, as read with Article 21.2

Prohibition on fishing for sprat in specified waters during specified times.£50,000

16.  Article 22.1, as read with Article 22.2 and 22.3

Prohibition on fishing for mackerel in specified waters during specified times.£50,000

17.  Article 23.1

Prohibition on fishing for anchovy with, and the retention on board of anchovy caught using, pelagic trawls in ICES Division VIIIc.£50,000

18.  Article 23.2

Prohibition on the simultaneous carrying on board of pelagic trawls and purse seines and in ICES Division VIIIc .The statutory maximum

19.  Article 24

Prohibition on fishing for skipjack and bigeye tuna using specified gear, and the retention on board of such species caught using such gear, in specified areas under the jurisdiction of Spain and Portugal.£50,000

20.  Article 25.1, as read with Article 25.2 and 25.3

Prohibition on retaining on board shrimps caught with specified gear.£50,000

21.  Article 26.1 as read with Article 26.2

Prohibition on the retention, transhipment, landing, transport, storage, sale, offer for sale and display of salmon and sea trout caught using towed gears or within specified waters.The statutory maximum

22.  Article 27.1, as read with Article 27.2

Prohibition on the retention on board of Norway pout caught using towed gears in specified waters.£50,000

23.  Article 28.1

Prohibition on fishing for hake in specified waters during specified times.£50,000

24.  Article 28.2

Prohibition on the carriage of specified gear in specified waters unless lashed and stowed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 20.1 of Regulation 2847/93.The statutory maximum

25.  Article 29

Restrictions on the fishing for plaice by certain vessels using specified gear in specified waters.£50,000

26.  Article 30.1

Provisions relating to the use of demersal towed gears.The statutory maximum

27.  Article 30.2 and 30.3

Prohibition on the use of certain towed gear in specified waters off the north-east coast of the United Kingdom and in ICES areas Vb and VI. Prohibition on the carriage of certain towed gears in specified waters unless lashed and stowed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation 2847/93The statutory maximum

28.  Article 31.1 and 31.2, as read with Article 41

Prohibition on the use of explosives, stupefying substances or electric current for fishing. Prohibition on the sale, display or offer for sale of any marine organisms caught using methods incorporating the use of any kind of projectile.The statutory maximum

29.  Article 32.1, as read with Article 32.2 and 32.3

Provisions relating to the use of automatic grading equipment.The statutory maximum

30.  Article 33.1, as read with Article 33.2 and 33.3

Prohibition on the encirclement of marine mammals with purse seines(4).The statutory maximum

31.  Article 34

Restrictions on the use of beam trawls within 12 miles of the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland.The statutory maximum

32.  Article 35

Limitations on retention on board, transhipment, storage, transport, display or offer for sale of undersized organisms caught in the Skagerrak and Kattegat.£50,000

33.  Article 36

Prohibition on the landing, retention on board, transhipment, storage, transport, sale, display or offer for sale of salmon and sea trout caught within any part of the Skagerrak and Kattegat situated outside the four-mile limit measured from thebaselines of Member States.£50,000

34.  Article 37.1, as read with Article 37.2

Limitations on the use of certain trawls within 3 miles of the baselines in the Skagerrak and Kattegat between 1 July and 15 September.£50,000

35.  Article 38

Prohibition on the retention on board of herring, mackerel and sprat caught using purse seines or trawls between specified times in the Skagerrak or Kattegat.£50,000

36.  Article 39

Prohibition on the use of beam trawls in the Kattegat.£50,000

37.  Article 40

Prohibition, during the periods and in the areas referred to in Articles 37, 38 and 39 of the Council Regulation where trawls or beam trawls may not be used, on carrying on board such nets unless they are lashed and stowed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation 2847/93.The statutory maximum

38.  Article 42.1, as read with Article 42.2

Prohibition on the physical or chemical processing, or transhipment for processing, of fish (except offal) on board a fishing vessel to produce fish-meal, fish-oil, or similar products.The statutory maximum
(1)

Provisions relating to the Skaggerak and Kattegat subject to Council Regulation 2742/99 (O.J. No. L431, 13.12.99, p.1), Article 9 and Annex V, paragraph 8 during 2000.

(2)

Provisions in relation to sole subject to Council Regulation 2742/99 (O.J. No. L431, 13.12.99, p.1), Article 9 and Annex V, paragraph 6 during 2000.

(3)

Prohibitions in relation to plaice subject to Council Regulation 2742/99 (O.J. No. L431, 13.12.99, p.1), Article 9 and Annex V, paragraph 9 during 2000.

(4)

Prohibition subject to Council Regulation 2742/99 (O.J. No. L431, 13.12.99, p.1), Article 9 and Annex V, paragraph 7.

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