The Dockyard Port of Portsmouth Order 2005

Fishing

8.—(1) Any person fishing in the Dockyard Port is required to comply with any directions given to him by the Queen’s Harbour Master.

(2) No fishing from any vessel or by persons swimming under the water shall be carried on within the limits of the Dockyard Port either within—

(a) 100 metres of the walls, slipways or boundaries of any Crown Establishment; or

(b) 150 metres of any of Her Majesty’s vessels,

save with the licence in writing of the Queen’s Harbour Master.

(3) No fishing shall at any time be carried out either within—

(a) the approach channel; or

(b) the main navigable channels.

(4) The use of any form of static fishing gear is prohibited in—

(a) Fareham Creek, as far as Town Quay;

(b) Portchester Lake;

(c) the Approaches to Port Solent;

(d) Tipner Lake;

(e) Haslar Creek;

(f) Weevil Lake;

(g) Brick Kiln Lake; and

(h) Wootton Creek.

(5) South of the Harbour entrance in any area not shown on Admiralty Charts as an area within which fishing is prohibited, unattended fishing gear in respect of which a surface mark is employed must show a dan buoy or container with flag, which must be fitted with a radar reflector and have the identity of the laying vessel clearly displayed.

(6) All lines used in connection with lobster, whelk or crab pots or similar devices shall be non-buoyant.

(7) No fishing of any description shall be carried on in any area for the time being shown on Admiralty Charts as an area within which fishing is prohibited.

(8) No person shall store live fish or shellfish within the waters of the Dockyard Port save with the licence in writing of the Queen’s Harbour Master.