Order concerning the West Bengal Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1993 (Order No. 3209-Fish/C-V/1A-2/90 Pt. I)

Registered No. WB/SC-247 QIulrutta No. WB{Part-l)/2000/SAR-666 ~ulrttr AGRAHAYANA 7] ~hll~q~ Extraordinary Published by Authority TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2000 [SAKA 1922 PART I-Orders and Notifications by the Governor of West Bengal, the High Court. Government Treasury. etc. GOVERNlVIENT OF WEST BENGAL FISHERIES DEPARTMENT Writers' Buildings, Calcutta-700 001 No. 3209-FishlC-V/lA-2/90 Pt. I ORDER Calcutta. the 17th November. 2000. In exercise of the power conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (J) of section 4, read with clause (i) of section 2, of the West Bengal Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1993 (West Ben. Act IX of 1993), the Governor is pleased hereby to order that with effect from the 8th December, 2000, the following Schedule shall be followed for the purpose of use of fishing gear indicating mesh, size and type of construction: SCHEDULE Specification of fishing gear to be used in specified area for marine fishing Specified area for fishing 1. Fishing Zone Zone-A (Territorial waters up to 15 kilometres) Class of fishing vessels for plying Vessels fitted with 30 horse power engine including traditional and non-mechanised ones. Type of gear/mesh size to be used (i) Gill net not below 25 millimetres mesh (Bar mesh-knot to knot). (ii) Fixed bag net/dol net of mesh size not below 37 millirnetres mesh (bar mesh-knot to knot). (iii) Hook and line. (iv) Shore seine/drag net of mesh size not below 25 millimetres mesh (bar mesh-knot to knot). (v) Trap. 2 THE CALCUTIA GAZETIE, EXTRAORDINARY, NOVEMBER 28, 2000 [PART I 2. Fishing Zone Zone-B (Territorial waters beyond 15 kilometres) Vessel fitted with engine of more than 30 horse power (i) Gill net not below 25 millimetres mesh (bar mesh-knot to knot). (ii) Trawl-net of standard mesh size fitted with turtle excluder device suitable to the size of trawl-net. (iii) Hook and line. (iv) Trap. By order of the Governor. N.CHATURVEDL Pro Sec)'. to the Cow. of West Bengal. Published by the Controller of Printing and Stationery, West Bengal and printed at Saraswaty Press Ltd. (Government of West Bengal Enterprise), Calcutta 700056