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Closed area · Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)

St Andrews Bay (SSI 2004 No. 276)

Bottom-towed gear prohibited

The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2004 - SSI 2004 No. 276 (Art 3) · in force since 2004-07-05

The closure boundary as published in the source dataset, simplified for display. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, OpenStreetMap contributors.

What the rule actually says

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 2026-11-02.

What is prohibited

fishing for sea fish with a trawl, Danish seine or similar net, purse seine, ring net or dredge (including a suction dredge), year-round, throughout St Andrews Bay

In summary

Rule reviewed against the instrument: SSI 2004/276 article 3(1) prohibits fishing for sea fish with a trawl, Danish seine or similar net, purse seine, ring net or dredge (including a suction dredge) here, and Schedule 1 item 30 sets the period at '1st January to 31st December in each year'. The row carries no excepted method, so the article 4 exception does not reach this closure.

As published with the boundary

Fishing for sea fish with mobile or active gear prohibited.

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.

What is prohibited
Bottom-towed gear prohibited
Authority
Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)
Instrument
The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2004 - SSI 2004 No. 276 (Art 3)
Type
Byelaw/ Regulation
In force since
2004-07-05
Area
237 km²
Cases CAUGHT observed here
0
Cases under review
0
Cases assessed and resolved
2

What satellites have recorded here

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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