Statutory guidance

South Devon trawling and crabbing chart 2024

The chart represents a long standing agreement between fishermen using pots and creels and those who fish with trawls and scallop dredges.

From:
Marine Management Organisation
Published
13 August 2014
Last updated
12 March 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Map of areas covered by the agreement

PDF, 698 KB, 2 pages

Details

Trawling and dredging is prohibited in the areas marked on the chart, either all year or during certain periods, so that crab pots can be set without the risk of being towed away and lost.

The MMO enforces these restrictions, which now form a condition for all UK fishing licences, through the Sea Fish Conservation Act 1967.

The chart is reviewed at the end of each calendar year by a local fishing industry committee and any changes to the chart are published accordingly.

For more information, please see the Devon & Severn IFCA website

Updates to this page

Published 13 August 2014
Last updated 12 March 2024 + show all updates

  1. 2024 update

  2. 2023 update

  3. 2021 update

  4. New chart and coordinates added

  5. First published.

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