S.I. No. 176/2008 - Mussel Seed (Prohibition on Fishing) Regulations 2008

S.I. No. 176 of 2008

MUSSEL SEED (PROHIBITION ON FISHING) REGULATIONS 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 17th June, 2008.

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 15 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No 8 of 2006) and the Sea-Fisheries, Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 707 of 2007 ) (as adapted by the Agriculture and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 705 of 2007 )), hereby makes the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Mussel Seed (Prohibition on fishing) Regulations 2008 and come into operation on 9 June 2008.

2. In these Regulations “mussel seed” means mussels (mytilus edulis) whether alive or dead and includes any part of a mussel and the shell, or any part of the shell, of a mussel seed and which are not intended for direct human consumption.

3. (1) A person shall not fish for or attempt to fish for mussel seed or cause or permit another person to fish for or attempt to fish for mussel seed within an area described in the schedule.

(2) A person shall not buy, handle, weigh, tranship, transport, land, process, store or sell mussel seed that has been caught or harvested in contravention of paragraph (1).

SCHEDULE

That part of the exclusive fishery limits and internal waters of the State that lies—

(a) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from the northern point of Carlingford marina, through Greenore Point, through the sea-end of Ballagan Point to Cooley Point, all in county Louth,

(b) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from Giles Quay southwards to the eastern side of the slipway at Corstown Bridge, both in county Louth,

(c) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 53 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 14 minutes 21 seconds West due eastwards to Latitude 53 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 14 minutes 1 second West and due south to Latitude 53 degrees 42 minutes 3 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 14 minutes 4 seconds West and due west to Latitude 53 degrees 42 minutes 3 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 14 minutes 17 seconds West,

(d) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 53 degrees 40 minutes 45 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 13 minutes 47 seconds West due eastwards to Latitude 53 degrees 40 minutes 45 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 13 minutes 43 second West and due south to Latitude 53 degrees 40 minutes 32 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 13 minutes 31 seconds West and due west to Latitude 53 degrees 40 minutes 32 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 13 minutes 39 seconds West,

(e) within an imaginary circle of 1 kilometre diameter centred on the lighthouse on Rockabill, county Dublin,

(f) landwards of an imaginary line drawn between Latitude 53 degrees 30 minutes 58 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 5 minutes 12 seconds West and Latitude 53 degrees 29 minutes 36 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 5 minutes 53 seconds West,

(g) within an imaginary circle of 3.8. kilometres diameter centred on the summit of Knockbane, Lambay Island, county Dublin,

(h) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 53 degrees 27 minutes 30 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 7 minutes 25 seconds West due eastwards to Latitude 53 degrees 27 minutes 30 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 7 minutes 7 seconds West and due south to Latitude 53 degrees 26 minutes 58 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 7 minutes 9 seconds West and due west to Latitude 53 degrees 26 minutes 58 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 7 minutes 18 seconds West,

(i) within an imaginary area drawn from Latitude 52 degrees 59 minutes 18 seconds North, Longitude 5 degrees 59 minutes 24 seconds West through Latitude 52 degrees 59 minutes 18 seconds North, Longitude 5 degrees 55 minutes 18 seconds West through Latitude 52 degrees 57 minutes 30 seconds North, Longitude 5 degrees 55 minutes 18 seconds West to Latitude 52 degrees 57 minutes 30 seconds North, Longitude 5 degrees 59 minutes 24 seconds West,

(j) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from at Latitude 52 degrees 58 minutes 29 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 1 minute 15 seconds West through Latitude 52 degrees 58 minutes 39 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 53 seconds West through Latitude 52 degrees 58 minutes 5 seconds North, Longitude 5 degrees 59 minutes 24 seconds West through Latitude 52 degrees 57 minutes 29 seconds North, Longitude 5 degrees 59 minutes 24 seconds West through Latitude 52 degrees 57 minutes 16 seconds North, Longitude 5 degrees 59 minutes 57 seconds West to at Latitude 52 degrees 57 minutes 27 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 17 seconds West,

(k) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 52 degrees 25 minutes 48 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 25 minutes 6 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 18 minutes 9 seconds West, through 52 degrees 23 minutes 47 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 19 minutes 40 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 21 minutes 40 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 19 minutes 52 second West to Latitude 52 degrees 20 minutes 32 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 19 minutes 1 seconds West to Latitude 52 degrees 19 minutes 53 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 20 minutes 32 seconds West, to Latitude 52 degrees 19 minutes 59 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 21 minutes 51 seconds West,

(l) within an imaginary area drawn from Latitude 52 degrees 21 minutes 36 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 17 minutes West, through Latitude 52 degrees 21 minutes 36 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 15 minutes 36 seconds West, through 52 degrees 14 minutes 48 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 15 minutes 36 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 15 minutes 12 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 17 minutes 30 seconds West to Latitude 52 degrees 16 minutes 12 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 19 minutes West,

(m) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from the Latitude 52 degrees 14 minutes 49 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 19 minutes 38 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 14 minutes 48 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 14 minutes West, through 52 degrees 8 minutes 18 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 18 minutes 36 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 8 minutes 18 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 26 minutes 18 seconds West to Latitude 52 degrees 11 minutes 19 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 26 minutes 32 seconds West,

(n) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 52 degrees 11 minutes 13 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 30 minutes 20 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 3 minutes 36 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 30 minutes 48 seconds West, through 52 degrees 3 minutes 36 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 41 minutes 30 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 10 minutes North, Longitude 6 degrees 41 minutes 30 seconds West Latitude 52 degrees 10 minutes 11 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 35 minutes 47 seconds West,

(o) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 52 degrees 12 minutes 54 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 42 minutes 21 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 43 minutes 50 seconds West, through 52 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 44 minutes 48 seconds West to Latitude 52 degrees 12 minutes 38 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 44 minutes 24 seconds West,

(p) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from the Latitude 52 degrees 12 minutes 12 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 47 minutes 8 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 2 minutes 49 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds West, through 52 degrees 2 minutes 49 seconds North, Longitude 7 degrees 2 minutes West to Latitude 52 degrees 8 minutes 18 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 55 minutes 54 seconds West,

(q) north of an imaginary line drawn from Creadan Head to Broomhill Point, county Waterford,

(r) north of an imaginary line drawn from the high Latitude 52 degrees 8 minutes 29 seconds North, Longitude 7 degrees 6 minutes 10 seconds West to Latitude 52 degrees 8 minutes 23 seconds North, Longitude 7 degrees 5 minutes 53 seconds West,

(s) west of an imaginary line drawn from Ballynacourty Point to the eastern side of the head of Helvick New Pier, county Waterford,

(t) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 52 degrees 3 minutes 33 seconds North, Longitude 7 degrees 32 minutes 49 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 3 minutes 33 seconds North, Longitude 7 degrees 31 minutes 30 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 2 minutes 22 seconds North, Longitude 7 degrees 31 minutes 30 seconds West to 52 degrees 2 minutes 22 seconds North, Longitude 7 degrees 33 minutes 58 seconds West,

(u) in Dingle Bay east of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 52 degrees 6 minutes 32 seconds North, Longitude 9 degrees 57 minutes 54 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 6 minutes 30 seconds North Longitude 10 degrees 1 seconds West, through Latitude 52 degrees 4 minutes 53 seconds North, Longitude 9 degrees 59 minutes 57 seconds West to Latitude 52 degrees 4 minutes 54 seconds north, 9 degrees 59 minutes 11 seconds West,

(v) in Lough Swilly south of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 55 degrees 8 minutes 36 seconds North, Longitude 7 degrees 31 minutes 55 seconds West to Latitude 55 degrees 9 minutes 16 seconds North, Longitude 7 degrees 29 minutes 17 seconds West,

(w) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 53 degrees 6 minutes 13 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 2 minutes 6 seconds through Latitude 53 degrees 6 minutes 13 seconds North, Longitude 5 degrees 51 minutes and south through Latitude 52 degrees 55 minutes 29 seconds North, Longitude 5 degrees 51 minutes and due west to the coast,

(x) landwards of an imaginary line drawn from Latitude 52 degrees 33 minutes 48 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 11 minutes 24 seconds and south to Latitude 52 degrees 14 minutes 30 seconds North, Longitude 6 degrees 11 minutes 24 seconds,

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Agriculure, Fisheries and Food.

6 June 2008

TOM MORAN

A person authorised to authenticate the seal of the Minister

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations provide for the closure of certain areas of the mussel seed fishery having regard to the need to conserve the resource and protect the environment.