Sea-fisheries (Control On Fishing For Clams In Waterford Estuary) Regulations 2009
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Sea-fisheries (Control on fishing for clams in Waterford Estuary) Regulations 2009 and come into operation on 13 October 2009.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations—
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paragraphs: These Regulations apply to that part of Waterford Estuary that lies within an imaginary line drawn from latitude 52 degrees 10 minutes 22 seconds North longitude 6 degrees 55 minutes 16 seconds West, through latitude 52 degrees 10 minutes 22 seconds North longitude 6 degrees 54 minutes 5 seconds West, through latitude 52 degrees 9 minutes 37 seconds North longitude 6 degrees 55 minutes 16 seconds West, through latitude 52 degrees 9 minutes 37 seconds North longitude 6 degrees 54 minutes 5 seconds West and terminating at latitude 52 degrees 10 minutes 22 seconds North longitude 6 degrees 55 minutes 16 seconds West.
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paragraphs: (1) A person shall not fish for, land, tranship or have on board clams—
(a) on more than 5 days in any fishing week during the period commencing on 13 October 2009 and ending on 1 December 2009,
(b) other than between the hours of 7.00 and 13.00 hours, and
(c) unless he or she has given 48 hours prior notice of his or her intention to fish and the days during which he or she intends to fish to a sea-fisheries protection officer in Dunmore East by Fax (051) 383045 or by phone (051) 383135.
(2) A person shall not land or tranship more than 2 tonnes of clams on any day.
(3) A person shall not fish for, land or tranship clams other than at Dunmore East fishery harbour centre.
(4) A person shall commence landing clams on any day no later than one hour after he or she has finished fishing.
(5) A person shall not have in his or her possession or under his or her control, buy, handle, weigh, transport, process, store, document or sell clams caught, landed or transhipped in contravention of this Regulation.
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paragraphs: (1) A person shall not have more than one dredge on board a sea-fishing boat.
(2) The dredge referred to in paragraph (1) must have a maximum dredge blade of width no greater than 1.10 metres, with a bar spacing of not less than 13 millimetres.
(3) A person shall not retain on board a sea-fishing boat or land clams with a shell length of less than 25 millimetres measured along the longest part of the shell but shall immediately return them to the sea where they were taken.
(4) A person shall not have in his or her possession or under his or her control, buy, handle, weigh, transport, process, store, document or sell clams with a shell length of less than 25 millimetres measured along the longest part of the shell.
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paragraphs: (1) The master of a sea-fishing boat used to fish in the area shall accurately maintain a BIM Fishing Activity Record Book in respect of each voyage and send it to the address stated on the book within 48 hours of the end of a fishing week.
(2) This Regulation is in addition to and not in substitution for the Sea-Fisheries (Recording of catches) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 253 of 2009 ).
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paragraphs: A person shall not contravene Regulations 4, 5 or 6.