Prohibited methods of fishing in the Loch Sween Protected Area

6.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), fishing for sea fish by hand or with a dredge, beam trawl, demersal seine net or demersal trawl is prohibited in the Loch Sween Protected Area.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply to fishing for sea fish in the Loch Sween Excepted Area—

(a) from a fishing boat with a gross tonnage of no more than 75 tonnes, with a demersal trawl or a mechanical dredge; or

(b) by hand.

(3) Fishing for sea fish with a mechanical dredge in the Loch Sween Excepted Area is prohibited at any time other than between 0700 hours and 2100 hours on Monday to Friday of each week.

(4) In this article—

“by hand”, in relation to sea fishing, means the catching or collection of sea fish without using any fishing gear;

“Loch Sween Protected Area” means the area described in Part 1 of Schedule 4; and

“Loch Sween Excepted Area” means the area described in Part 2 of Schedule 4.