Prohibited and regulated activities4
1
Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in order to further the conservation objectives for the Red Rocks and Longay MPA.
2
The following activities are prohibited in the protected area—
a
the deployment (by any means) or use of any passive fishing gear,
b
the deployment (by any means) or use of any demersal fishing gear,
c
the deployment (by any means) or use of a rod and line or handline,
d
fishing by hand,
e
diving,
f
the carrying out of any form of dredging,
g
the anchoring of a vessel,
h
the fixing of moorings or anchors to the seabed,
i
the depositing (by any means) on the seabed of anything,
j
the removal (by any means) of anything from the seabed,
k
the construction, alteration or improvement of any works,
l
the deposit or use of any explosive substance or article either in the sea or on or under the seabed,
m
the incineration of any substance or object on any vehicle, vessel, marine structure or floating container,
n
the scuttling of any vessel or floating container,
o
the killing, taking, destruction, molestation or disturbance of flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) or the eggs of flapper skate.
3
While a fishing vessel is in the protected area, the master of that vessel must ensure that any—
a
passive fishing gear,
b
demersal fishing gear,
c
rod and line,
d
handline,
carried on board the vessel is properly lashed and stowed in such a way that it may not be readily used.