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The Inshore Fishing (Prohibited Methods of Fishing) (Loch Creran) Order 2007

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This Order, made under sections 1 and 2A of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984, restricts fishing in Loch Creran. It prohibits fishing for scallops by means of a dredge and trawling by vessels of over 10 metres in length anywhere in Loch Creran (article 3).

Articles 4 and 5 impose additional restrictions on the means of fishing allowed in lower and upper Loch Creran. Fishing by means of a trawl or a creel is prohibited in three defined zones of lower Loch Creran (Zones 1 to 3, defined in article 2 and shown on the illustrative map which accompanies this note). Fishing by means of a trawl is prohibited in upper Loch Creran, and fishing by means of a creel is prohibited anywhere in upper Loch Creran other than the permitted creeling area (defined in article 2 and shown on the illustrative map). The prohibitions are subject to an exception for activities carried out by, or with the authority of, the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of scientific investigation (article 6).

By virtue of section 4 of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984, any person who contravenes a prohibition contained in this Order shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of up to £5,000 and on conviction on indictment to an unlimited fine.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and is available from the Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department, Pentland House, 47 Robb’s Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TW.

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