Statutory guidance

Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone European Marine Site (Specified Areas) Bottom Towed Gear Byelaw

The byelaw for bottom towed fishing gear, including an impact assessment and charts.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Published: 11 June 2014

Documents

Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone European Marine Site (Specified Areas) Bottom Towed Gear Byelaw

PDF, 413 KB, 5 pages

Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone European Marine Site (Specified Areas) Bottom Towed Gear Byelaw: Impact assessment

PDF, 1.7 MB, 28 pages

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Details

Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone European Marine Site is off the south-west coast of England. The byelaw was amended by the Marine Protected Areas Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2023 effective from 22 March 2024.

More information on the site from Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

In this site, the Marine Management Organisation’s byelaw applies between 6 and 12 nautical miles from the coast, and byelaws fromCornwall Inshore Fishery and Conservation Authority (IFCA) and Devon and Severn IFCA apply between 0 and 6 nautical miles.

Published 11 June 2014