Closed area · Isle of Man Government
Bottom-towed gear prohibited
Manx Marine Nature Reserve Byelaws 2018 · in force since 2018-09-01
The Laxey Bay Eelgrass Conservation Zone prohibits pots, trawling or dredging, and anchoring. Eeelgrass is generally protected from extraction or damage under the Wildlife Act 1990; other fishing activities may be undertaken outside the ECZ subject to licence and the general MNR fishery restrictions.
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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