Section E: Technical measures for the conservation of fisheries resources
Updated 7 November 2024
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E5.05: Technical Conservation Measures
Amended by: SI 2019/1312 – Reg. 5, A 2020/C22 – Schedule 11, SI 2024/1028 - Reg 2
E5.06: Celtic Sea Selectivity Measures (SMPs) Revoked on 05/09/2021 by SI 2021/698. Celtic Sea measures are now contained within the fishing vessel licence
E5.07: North Sea Pelagic Discard Plan
Amended by: SI 2019/848 – Reg. 4, A 2020/C22 – Schedule 11, SI 2024/231 - Art 5
E5.07A: North Sea Demersal Discard Plan 2020-2021
Amended by: SI 2020/1542 – Reg. 5, SI 2021/1429 – Reg. 8, A 2020/C22 – Schedule 11, SI 2024/231 - Art 6
E5.08: North-Western Waters Pelagic Discard Plan
Amended by: A 2020/C22 – Schedule 11, SI 2021/1429 – Reg. 3, SI 2024/231 - Art 4
E5.08A: North-Western waters Demersal Discard Plan 2020-2021
Amended by: SI 2020/1542 – Reg. 6, SI 2021/698 – Reg. 3, SI 2021/1429 - Reg 9, SI 2024/231 - Art 7
E5.11: Measurement of fishing nets
Amended by: SI 2019/753 – Reg. 12
E5.12: Permitted net attachment
Amended by: SI 2019/753 – Reg. 16
E5.13: Small mesh net sampling rules
Amended by: SI 2019/739 – Reg. 35
E5.16: Detailed rules on the signal and implementation characteristics of acoustic deterrent devices
E5.22: Shark finning regulation
E5.24: North Sea Cod recovery technical measures
Amended by: SI 2019/753 – Reg. 23
E5.25: Hake recovery technical measures
Amended by: SI 2019/753 – Reg. 17
E5.30: The Undersized Edible Crabs Order 2000
Amended by: A 2020/C22 – Schedule 2, Art. 5
E5.31: The Undersized Velvet Crabs Order 1989
Amended by: A 2020/C22 – Schedule 2, Art. 2
E5.42: The Undersized Spider Crabs Order 2000
E5.45: The Lobsters and Crawfish (Prohibition of Fishing and Landing) Order 2000
Amended by: A 2020/C22 – Schedule 2, Art. 4, SI 2017/899 – Art. 2
E5.46: The Tope (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 2008
Amended by: SI 2015/191 – Reg. 6, A 2020/C22 – Schedule 2, Art. 13
E5.47: The Scallops (Irish Sea) (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 1984
Amended by: A 2020/C22 – Schedule 2, Art. 1
E5.48: The Shrimp Fishing Nets Order 2002
Amended by: SI 2018/942 – Reg. 50, A 2020/C22 – Schedule 2, Art. 8
E5.49: The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls Order 2003
Amended by: A 2020/C22 – Schedule 2, Art. 10
E5.50: Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 2001
Amended by: SI 2018/942 – Art. 49, A 2020/C22 – Schedule 2, Art. 6, SI 2003/1560
E5.51: The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 1991
E5.52: Sea Fish (Specified Sea Area) (Regulation of Nets and Prohibition of Fishing Methods) Order 1989
Amended by: A 2020/C22 Schedule 2
E5.53: The Bass (Specified Areas) (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 1990
E5.70: The Scallop Fishing (England) Order 2012
Amended by: A 2020/C22 – Schedule 2, Art. 18
E5.80: The South-west Territorial Waters (Prohibition of Pair Trawling) Order 2004
Amended by: A 2020/C22 – Schedule 2, Art. 18, SI 2005/49 – Art. 2
E5.90 Salmon and Trout Prohibition of Fishing and Landing Order