Closed area · Isle of Man Government
Bottom-towed gear prohibited
Isle of Man Sea Fishing Licence · in force since 2012-07-10
It is prohibited to use bottom towed fishing gear in the mud closed areas. It is prohibited to be present within the mud closed areas at a speed of less than 4.0 knots unless the vessel is fishing using authorised gear-types. “authorised gear-types” means any gear-type except – a. bottom towed fishing gear; and b. any form of baited traps other than Nephrops creels (Note: see subsection 14 re
Summary as published in the source dataset. The instrument itself is the authority — follow the link below and read it.
No cases have been recorded in this closure. That is not a finding that nothing happens here — it means our sweeps have not flagged anything inside these boundaries, and coverage depends on satellite passes and on vessels being tracked at all.
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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