The Conservation of Salmon (Esk Salmon Fishery District) Regulations 2005

Restriction on use of net and coble in the River North Esk

4.—(1) No person shall fish for or take salmon by net and coble in the River North Esk except in the Kinnaber fishery.

(2) No more than one net and coble may be used to fish for or take salmon in the Kinnaber fishery on any day.

(3) This regulation applies between 1st and 31st May, both dates inclusive, in each year.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation fishing for or taking salmon by net and coble has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951(1) and references to “net and coble” shall be construed accordingly.

(5) In this regulation–

“the Kinnaber fishery” means that part of the River North Esk downstream of a straight line connecting a point at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference NO 728622 and a point at Ordnance Survey Grid Reference NO 728624.

(1)

1951 c. 26. Fishing for and taking salmon is defined for the purposes of section 2 by the Salmon (Definition of Methods of Net Fishing and Construction of Nets) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1974 (S.201)) article 2, as amended by the Salmon (Definition of Methods of Net Fishing and Construction of Nets) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/257 (S.20)).