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| Northern Boy |
Laws on the harvesting of seafood - Please be awareIt's a good idea for new (all) fisherfolk to possess a good knowledge of their local byelaws regarding the harvesting of seafood. There are often many byelaws in a particular area and they include such things as minimum landing sizes for certain fish species and invertebrates, closed areas, seasons, netting restrictions etc etc.It's also a good idea for anyone who has doubts about the legality of a posted catch to be aware that the byelaws differ around the country and so what is legal in one area may be different in another. Most people do not take kindly to being accused of poaching so please think before making accusations. Here are some links. The 'byelaws' section is usually where the rules can be found Please feel free to add if I have missed any and perhaps this could be a sticky? Please note also that it is the responsibility of the person harvesting the seafood to know the rules - ignorance is not really an excuse (and nor is saying "Northern Boy posted the wrong info on Downsizer"!). South and West Wales; http://www.swsfc.org.uk/ North West and North Wales; http://www.nwnwsfc.org/page/home.htm Cornwall; http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=7072 South of England (Hants and Dorset and IOW); http://www.southern-ifca.gov.uk/ Northumberland; http://www.nifca.gov.uk/ North East England (Sunderland - Grimsby); http://www.neseafish.gov.uk/ Devon and Severn; http://www.devonandsevernifca.gov.uk/ Eastern England; http://www.eastern-ifca.gov.uk/ Cumbria; http://www.cumbriasfc.org.uk/ContentDetails.aspx Scilly Isles; http://www.scilly.gov.uk/environment/fisheries Sussex; http://www.sussex-ifca.gov.uk/ Kent and Essex; http://www.kentandessex-ifca.gov.uk/ |
| Treacodactyl |
Thanks for that. There does seem to be quite a variance from area to area as to how much information is supplied.
I assume the standard fish sizes from Defra in this PDF apply everywhere unless specifically overridden by a local by-law? |
| ninat |
anything on Scotland? |
| Northern Boy |
Thanks for that. There does seem to be quite a variance from area to area as to how much information is supplied.
I assume the standard fish sizes from Defra in this PDF apply everywhere unless specifically overridden by a local by-law? |
Good question. It is my understanding that the sea fisheries committees (IFCA's in England now) are in charge of setting size limits and that they have been given this power by (and in fact are part of) DEFRA. Perhaps the .pdf is old? I don't know!
anything on Scotland?
