Prohibited methods of fishing
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1
Fishing for sea fish by any method, by any British fishing boat, is prohibited in the area comprising that part of the Scottish zone contained within—
a
that part of ICES statistical rectangle 39E4 which lies to the east of the peninsula of Kintyre and to the north of a straight line between 55°18′18″ north latitude, 05°38′50″ west longitude and 55°00′30″ north latitude, 05°09′24″ west longitude, and
b
that part of ICES statistical rectangle 39E4 which lies north of a straight line between 55°17′57″ north latitude, 05°47′54″ west longitude and 55°00′00″ north latitude, 05°21′00″ west longitude and to the south of a straight line between 55°18′18″ north latitude, 05°38′50″ west longitude and 55°00′30″ north latitude, 05°09′24″ west longitude .
2
Subject to paragraph (4), the prohibition in paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to any British fishing boat that fishes with only—
a
a scallop dredge,
b
a creel, or
c
a trawl used for fishing for Norway lobsters.
3
The prohibition in paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to any British fishing boat that fishes with only—
a
a scallop dredge, or
b
a creel.
4
Paragraph (2) is not to be read as allowing any fishing for sea fish in any part of the area described in paragraph (1)(a) which is otherwise prohibited by the South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2015 .
These are co-ordinates of latitude and longitude according to the World Geodetic System 1984 (“WGS 84”). WGS 84 is defined at paragraph 2.1 of the United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency Technical Report TR8350.2, third edition, amendment 1 of 3rd January 2000 entitled “Department of Defense World Geodetic System 1984” (http://geodesy.unr.edu/hanspeterplag/library/geodesy/wgs84fin.pdf). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) standardises the division of sea areas for statistical analysis. Each ICES statistical rectangle is ‘30 min latitude by 1 degree longitude’ in size. A more detailed description of ICES statistical rectangles is available at https://www.ices.dk/data/maps/Pages/ICES-statistical-rectangles.aspx.
S.S.I. 2015/437.