Closed area · North Western IFCA
Trawling prohibited
CSFC Byelaw 13: Multi-Rigged Trawling Gear · in force since 1996-09-06
A CAUGHT review has read the instrument behind this closure, rather than relying on the summary published with the boundary. Where the two differ, the instrument governs; this reading was made on 2026-09-02.
Paragraph 1: 'no person shall use any towed trawl net to fish for seafish either from a fishing vessel or by any other means' — but read with paragraph 2, which carves out the ordinary case. The byelaw's OWN explanatory note states its purpose in one line: 'This byelaw prohibits the use of twin or multi-rigged trawling gear.'
No person shall use any towed trawl net to fish for seafish either from a fishing vessel or by any other means. The prohibition shall not apply to the use of: (a) single trawls fitted with a single cod-end and utilising one pair of otter boards; (b) vessels fishing with beam trawls.
Summary as published in the source dataset, shown for comparison. A dataset paraphrase can be narrower or wider than the instrument it summarises, and finding out which is the work above.
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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