Closed area · Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)
Bottom-towed gear prohibited
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Dounreay Nuclear Establishment) Order 1997 - SI 1997 No. 2622 · in force since 1997-10-29
No person shall fish for and take any species of Demersal or Pelagic fish, molluscs or crustaceans in the designated area.
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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