Outer Hebrides (Landing of Crabs and Lobsters) Order 2015 (S.S.I. No. 183 of 2015)

S C O T T I S H S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2015 No. 183 SEA FISHERIES CONSERVATION OF SEA FISH The Outer Hebrides (Landing of Crabs and Lobsters) Order 2015 Made - - - - 28th April 2015 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 30th April 2015 Coming into force - - 29th May 2015 The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), (4) and (6), 6(1) and (3) and 20(1) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967(a), and all powers enabling them to do so. Citation and commencement 1. This Order may be cited as the Outer Hebrides (Landing of Crabs and Lobsters) Order 2015 and comes into force on 29th May 2015. Interpretation 2. In this Order— “the Act” means the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967; “foreign fishing boat” means any fishing boat other than a fishing boat which is either registered in the United Kingdom under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(b) or is owned wholly by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of that Part of that Act; and “lobster” means lobster of the species Homarus gammarus. (a) 1967 c.84 (“the 1967 Act”); section 1 was substituted by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c.29), section 19(1) and was amended by the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c.12), Schedule 6 and the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23) (“the 2009 Act”), section 194, which extends to Scotland by virtue of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 5) (“the 2010 Act”), section 158(1). Section 6(1) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (“S.I. 1999/1820”), Schedule 2, paragraph 43(6)(a). Sections 1 and 6 of the 1967 Act are modified in relation to Scotland by section 22A(2), (2A) and (7) of that Act. Section 22A was inserted by S.I. 1999/1820, Schedule 2, paragraph 43(13). Relevant modifications are contained in the Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1748), article 5 and the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1756), articles 3, 5 and 6. The functions of the Secretary of State, in or as regards Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). Section 22(2) of the 1967 Act, which contains a definition of “the Ministers” was amended by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c.29), sections 19(2)(d) and (3) and 45. The definition was modified in relation to Scotland by section 22A(12)(b) of the 1967 Act. (b) 1995 c.21. 2 Prescribed minimum size for landing velvet crabs in the Outer Hebrides 3.—(1) The Undersized Velvet Crabs Order 1989(a) is amended in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) In article 2 (prescribed minimum size for landing velvet crabs and exemptions from landing prohibitions)— (a) in paragraph (1), for “For” substitute “Subject to paragraph (1A), for”; (b) after paragraph (1) insert— “(1A) For the purposes of section 1(1) of the Act, in relation to landing in the Outer Hebrides, there is prescribed as the minimum size in relation to sea fish of the description of velvet crab a size of 70 millimetres.”; and (c) in paragraph (2), for “paragraph (1)” substitute “paragraphs (1) and (1A)”. Prescribed minimum size for landing edible crabs in the Outer Hebrides 4.—(1) The Undersized Edible Crabs (Scotland) Order 2000(b) is amended in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) In Schedule 2 (minimum landing sizes), after the entry relating to the area of coast surrounding the Firth of Forth, insert— “Column 1 Area of coast Column 2 Prescribed minimum landing sizes The coasts of the islands of the Outer Hebrides Male edible crabs: 150mm Female edible crabs: 150mm”. Prescribed minimum size for landing lobsters in the Outer Hebrides 5.—(1) The Undersized Lobsters (Scotland) Order 2000(c) is amended in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) In article 3 (prescribed minimum size for landing lobsters)— (a) in paragraph (1), for “For” substitute “Subject to paragraph (1A), for”; (b) after paragraph (1) insert— “(1A) For the purposes of section 1(1) of the Act, in relation to landing in the Outer Hebrides, there is prescribed as the minimum size for lobsters a size of— (a) from 29th May 2015 to 28th May 2016, both dates inclusive, 88 millimetres; (b) on or after 29th May 2016, 90 millimetres.”; and (c) in paragraph (2), for “paragraph (1)” substitute “paragraphs (1) and (1A)”. Prescribed maximum size for landing female lobsters in the Outer Hebrides 6.—(1) For the purposes of section 1(1) of the Act (which prohibits the landing in Scotland of any sea fish of any description, which does not meet such requirements as to size as may be prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description), in relation to landing in the Outer Hebrides, there is prescribed as the maximum size in relation to sea fish of the description of female lobster a size of 145 millimetres. (a) S.I. 1989/919. (b) S.S.I. 2000/228. (c) S.S.I. 2000/197. 3 (2) In this article, “size”, in relation to a lobster, means the length of the carapace parallel to the midline, from the back of either eye socket to the distal edge of the carapace and is to be measured as shown in Schedule 1. (3) Landing from foreign fishing boats is exempted from the prohibition imposed by section 1(1) of the Act as read with paragraph (1). Prohibition on landing crippled female lobsters caught in specified waters 7.—(1) The landing in Scotland of any crippled female lobster, caught in the waters specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2, is prohibited. (2) In this article, “crippled female lobster” means a female lobster missing— (a) part of, or all of, its crusher claw; or (b) part of, or all of, its cutter claw. (3) Landing from foreign fishing boats is excepted from the prohibition imposed by paragraph (1). RICHARD LOCHHEAD A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 28th April 2015 4 SCHEDULE 1 Article 6(2) MEASUREMENT OF THE SIZE OF A LOBSTER 5 SCHEDULE 2 Article 7(1) DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIED WATERS Interpretation 1. In this Schedule— (a) “co-ordinate” means a co-ordinate defined on the World Geodetic 1984 Datum(a); and (b) “Scottish inshore waters” means the area adjacent to the coast of Scotland and within the Scottish zone, and to the landward limit of six miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, up to the mean high-water mark of ordinary spring tides. Description of the specified waters 2.—(1) That part of Scottish inshore waters which is bounded by the lines (the topographical descriptions of which are provided in the fourth column of the following table) which join in sequential order the co-ordinates listed and identified in the first, second and third columns. Co-ordinate North Latitude West Longitude Topographical description of boundary line 1 58°40.31′ 005°41.06′ Loxodrome 2 58°40.13′ 005°41.04′ Loxodrome 3 58°37.29′ 005°40.77′ Loxodrome 4 58°32.91′ 005°39.67′ Loxodrome 5 58°31.48′ 005°39.62′ Loxodrome 6 58°28.71′ 005°40.57′ Loxodrome 7 58°28.31′ 005°40.64′ Loxodrome 8 58°23.42′ 005°44.40′ Loxodrome 9 58°20.09′ 005°45.82′ Loxodrome 10 58°18.63′ 005°45.87′ Loxodrome 11 58°11.76′ 005°46.49′ Loxodrome 12 58°11.06′ 005°47.07′ Loxodrome 13 58°08.09′ 005°49.07′ Loxodrome 14 58°06.95′ 005°49.79′ Loxodrome 15 58°05.96′ 005°50.49′ Loxodrome 16 58°05.41′ 005°50.97′ Loxodrome 17 58°03.91′ 005°53.77′ Loxodrome 18 58°03.48′ 005°54.49′ Loxodrome 19 58°01.91′ 005°59.09′ Loxodrome 20 58°01.63′ 005°59.69′ Loxodrome 21 57°59.28′ 006°02.37′ Loxodrome 22 57°52.83′ 006°04.10′ Loxodrome 23 57°50.90′ 006°04.68′ Loxodrome 24 57°49.43′ 006°05.35′ Loxodrome 25 57°49.18′ 006°10.38′ Loxodrome (a) Definitions of the World Geodetic System 1984 datum and co-ordinate reference system are available via EPSG GeodeticParameter Registry at EPSG:6326 (http://epsg.io/6326-datum) and EPSG:4326 (http://epsg.io/4326). 6 Co-ordinate North Latitude West Longitude Topographical description of boundary line 26 57°48.53′ 006°16.88′ Loxodrome 27 57°48.60′ 006°18.02′ Loxodrome 28 57°48.83′ 006°21.33′ Loxodrome 29 57°50.62′ 006°26.28′ Loxodrome 30 57°50.77′ 006°27.25′ Loxodrome 31 57°51.15′ 006°30.28′ Loxodrome 32 57°50.96′ 006°31.08′ Loxodrome 33 57°48.16′ 006°34.86′ Loxodrome 34 57°45.60′ 006°37.38′ Loxodrome 35 57°44.43′ 006°37.91′ Loxodrome 36 57°43.55′ 006°38.73′ Loxodrome 37 57°43.25′ 006°38.93′ Loxodrome 38 57°42.26′ 006°43.33′ Loxodrome 39 57°41.75′ 006°44.58′ Loxodrome 40 57°40.72′ 006°46.93′ Loxodrome 41 57°39.52′ 006°48.68′ Loxodrome 42 57°38.77′ 006°49.61′ Loxodrome 43 57°37.88′ 006°50.29′ Loxodrome 44 57°36.25′ 006°50.93′ Loxodrome 45 57°34.88′ 006°53.08′ Loxodrome 46 57°34.45′ 006°53.84′ Loxodrome 47 57°33.45′ 006°54.76′ Loxodrome 48 57°32.08′ 006°55.91′ Loxodrome 49 57°31.87′ 006°56.06′ Loxodrome 50 57°31.52′ 006°56.28′ Loxodrome 51 57°31.12′ 006°56.41′ Loxodrome 52 57°30.15′ 006°57.14′ Loxodrome 53 57°29.36′ 006°57.53′ Loxodrome 54 57°26.18′ 006°58.96′ Loxodrome 55 57°24.92′ 006°59.29′ Loxodrome 56 57°23.68′ 006°59.09′ Loxodrome 57 57°20.72′ 006°58.44′ Loxodrome 58 57°20.62′ 006°58.38′ Loxodrome 59 57°19.33′ 006°57.08′ Loxodrome 60 57°18.57′ 006°56.54′ Loxodrome 61 57°17.25′ 006°55.83′ Loxodrome 62 57°15.92′ 006°55.16′ Loxodrome 63 57°14.48′ 006°54.78′ Loxodrome 64 57°12.29′ 006°54.08′ Loxodrome 65 57°10.92′ 006°52.91′ Loxodrome 66 57°10.77′ 006°52.71′ Loxodrome 67 57°04.85′ 006°54.84′ Loxodrome 68 57°03.55′ 006°55.99′ Loxodrome 69 57°02.78′ 006°56.54′ Loxodrome 70 57°01.17′ 006°57.78′ Loxodrome 7 Co-ordinate North Latitude West Longitude Topographical description of boundary line 71 56°56.37′ 007°01.14′ Loxodrome 72 56°56.14′ 007°01.24′ Loxodrome 73 56°54.57′ 007°01.67′ Loxodrome 74 56°53.37′ 007°01.92′ Loxodrome 75 56°51.25′ 007°02.24′ Loxodrome 76 56°49.15′ 007°02.34′ Loxodrome 77 56°47.47′ 007°01.97′ Loxodrome 78 56°45.89′ 007°05.89′ Loxodrome 79 56°45.09′ 007°08.31′ Loxodrome 80 56°44.54′ 007°10.12′ Loxodrome 81 56°43.19′ 007°13.69′ Loxodrome 82 56°32.86′ 007°29.30′ Loxodrome 83 56°30.97′ 007°33.56′ Boundary line following the seaward limit of Scottish inshore waters 84 58°40.31′ 005°41.06′ (2) Those parts of Scottish inshore waters which are adjacent to the following Scottish islands (the centroid co-ordinates which are listed in the second and third columns of the following table) and are bounded to the north, east, south and west by the seaward limit of Scottish inshore waters. Island North Latitude West Longitude St Kilda (Hirta) 57°48.96′ 008°35.53′ St Kilda (Boreray) 57°52.19′ 008°29.45′ Sula Sgeir 59°05.73′ 006°09.38′ North Rona 59°07.39′ 005°49.56′ Flannan Isles (Eilean a Ghoba) 58°16.94′ 007°38.90′ Flannan Isles (Eilean Mor) 58°17.15′ 007°35.29′ Flannan Isles (Soraidh) 58°16.43′ 007°35.34′ 8 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order amends the Undersized Velvet Crabs Order 1989, the Undersized Edible Crabs (Scotland) Order 2000 and the Undersized Lobsters (Scotland) Order 2000 so as to prescribe minimum sizes for the landing of velvet crabs, edible crabs and lobsters in the Outer Hebrides (articles 3, 4 and 5). The Order also prescribes a maximum landing size for female lobsters in the Outer Hebrides (article 6). The Order also prohibits the landing in Scotland of female lobsters with missing claws, caught in Scottish inshore waters surrounding the Outer Hebrides (article 7). These waters are shown on the illustrative map appended to this note. The prescribed minimum and maximum landing sizes and the prohibition set out in article 7 apply only to landings from British fishing boats. This Order is made in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 46 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98 (OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p.1) for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (“the Council Regulation”). Article 46 of the Council Regulation authorises Member States to take certain national measures for the conservation and management of local stocks. 9 © Crown copyright 2015 Printed in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Carol Tullo, the Queen’s Printer for Scotland. £6.00 S201504293 05/2015 19585 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2015/183