Closed area · Welsh Government
Bottom-towed gear prohibited
The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Prohibition of Fishing Method) (Wales) Order 2012 · in force since 2012-11-01
Fishing for sea fish within the specified sea areas using bottom towed fishing gear is hereby prohibited. All bottom towed fishing gear must be inboard, stowed and secured when any fishing boat is within the specified sea areas.
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.
See it on the live map All closures we watch How CAUGHT works