Closed area · DAERA
Bottom-towed gear prohibited
Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing & Fishing Methods) Regulations (NI) 1993 [SR 1993 No. 155] as amended (2008 amendment) · in force since 2008-07-11
The use of any dredge, trawl net or any seine net for the capture of sea fish to the westward of an imaginary straight line is prohibited.
Summary as published in the source dataset. The instrument itself is the authority — follow the link below and read it.
Vessels are named only on cases that read CAUGHT and have been examined by a reviewer. Every other case is linked without a name: most are resolved, and naming a boat on a page about the closure would carry an accusation the assessment does not support.
What a case here means. A CAUGHT case is a reason to look, not a verdict. Each one is judged on three independent factors — was it fishing, here and then; what gear does the vessel actually use; and what was prohibited there at that time — and the weakest of the three decides. Most cases are resolved.
Boundaries and rule summaries come from the published datasets named at the foot of this page and can contain errors; the legislation is the authority. If you believe this closure is described wrongly, tell us at contact@caught.org.uk.
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