Fisheries (Protected Areas) Order 2000

FISHERIES (PROTECTED AREAS) ORDER 2000 1 BR 38/2000 FISHERIES ACT 1972 1972 : 76 FISHERIES (PROTECTED AREAS) ORDER 2000 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1 Citation 2 Protected areas 3 Prohibited activities 4 Revocation of BR17/1990 5 Commencement The Minister responsible for fisheries, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 4 of the Fisheries Act 1972 makes the following Order:⎯ Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Fisheries (Protected Areas) Order 2000. Protected areas 2 The following areas are declared to be protected areas for the purposes of section 4 of the Fisheries Act 1972: 1 "Cristobal Colon" located 32o 29.1'N, 64o 42.5'W the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Cristobal Colon"; 2 "North East Breaker" located 32o 29.0'N, 64o 42.5'W - the area within 300 metres radius of the North East Breaker beacon; FISHERIES (PROTECTED AREAS) ORDER 2000 2 3 "Taunton" located 32o 29.5'N, 64o 41.5'W - the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Taunton"; 4 "Aristo" located 32o 28.5'N, 64o 39.4'W - the area within a 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Aristo"; 5 "Mills Breaker" located 32o 24.6'N, 64o 37.8'W the area within 300 metres radius of Mills Breaker beacon; 6 "Pelinaion" & "Rita Zovetto" located 32o 21.3'N, 64o 38.4'W - the area within 500 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wrecks of the vessels "Pelinaion" and "Rita Zovetto"; 7 "The Cathedral" located 32o 19.6'N, 64o 39.4'W the area within 300 metres radius of the mooring buoy at the site known as the Cathedral; 8 "Kate" located 32o 19.4'N, 64o 41.7'W - the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the vessel "Kate"; 9 "Tarpon Hole" located 32o 16.2'N, 64o 46.6'W the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the site known as Tarpon Hole; 10 "Hermes" & "Minnie Breslauer" located 32o 14.4'N, 64o 47.4'W - the area within 500 metres radius of the mooring buoy at the wrecks of the vessels "Hermes" and "Minnie Breslauer"; 11 "Marie Celeste" located 32o 14.5'N, 64o 49.9'W the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Marie Celeste"; 12 "South West Breaker Area" located 32o 13.8'N, 64o 51.8'W - the area within 600 metres radius of a mooring buoy at South West Breaker; 13 "North Carolina" located 32o 15.6'N, 64o 57.5'W the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "North Carolina"; 14 "Airplane" located 32o 15.2'N, 64o 58.6'W - the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the airplane; 15 "Blanche King" located 32o 16.3'N, 64o 58.5'W the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Blanche King"; FISHERIES (PROTECTED AREAS) ORDER 2000 3 16 "Darlington" located 32o 17.2'N, 64o 59.0'W the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Darlington"; 17 "L'Herminie" located 32o 19.1'N, 64o 58.5'W the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "L'Herminie"; 18 "Vixen" located 300 metres west of Daniel's Head, Sandys - the area within a 100 metres radius of the wreck "Vixen"; 19 "Commissioner's Point Area" being the area within a 200 metres radius of a stake located at 32o 19.72N, 64o 49.93W and bounded on the south-west and south-east by the shore; 20 "Lartington" located 32o 21.8'N, 64o 54.8'W - the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Lartington"; 21 "Constellation Area" located 32o 21.8'N, 64o 54.8'W - the area within 500 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Constellation"; 22 "Montana" located 32o 21.7'N, 64o 54.8'W - the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Montana"; 23 "Eastern Blue Cut" located 32o 23.4'N, 64o 53.1'W - the area within 600 metres radius of a mooring buoy at Eastern Blue Cut; 24 "Xing Da Area" located 32o 25.0'N, 64o 54.4'W the area within a 200 metres radius of a mooring at the wreck of the "Xing Da"; 25 "Snake Pit" located 32o 26.5'N, 64o 50.3'W - the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the area called Snake Pit; 26 "Hog Breaker" located 32o 27.5'N, 64o 49.8'W the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at Hog Breaker; 27 "Caraquet" located 32o 27.7'N, 64o 50.1'W - the area within a 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Caraquet"; 28 "Madiana" located at 32o 27.5'N, 64o 48.5'W the area within 300 metres radius of a mooring buoy at the wreck of the "Madiana"; FISHERIES (PROTECTED AREAS) ORDER 2000 4 29 "North Rock" located at 32o 28.5'N 64o 46.1'W the area within 1,000 metre radius of the North Rock beacon. Prohibited activities 3 (1) The following activities are prohibited within a protected area: (a) the taking of fish; (b) the use within a protected area of any anchor other than a Danforth (sand) anchor. (2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), the taking of fish is prohibited during the period beginning on 1 May and ending on 31 August in any year in any of the following areas: (a) "South Western Area" being the area enclosed: on the Northern margin by a line originating at Gibbs Hill Light, running on a bearing of 276 degrees true to the 200 metre contour (Gibbs Hill Light in line with the tripod at the southern end of the Western Boat Channel); on the South Eastern margin by a line originating at Gibbs Hill Light and running on a bearing of 235 degrees true to the 200 metre contour (Gibbs Hill Light in line with South West Breaker); and, on the Seaward margin by the 200 metre contour; (b) [deleted] and (c) "North Eastern Area" being roughly rectangular in shape, is the area enclosed: from the Northern Point (32 degrees 31.7 minutes North, 64 degrees 39.3 minutes West) by a line running in a south-westerly direction to the Western Point (32 degrees 30.8 minutes North, 64 degrees 40.4 minutes West) thence by a line running in a south-easterly direction to the Southern Point (32 degrees 25.8 minutes North, 64 degrees 34.1 minutes West) thence by a line running in a north-easterly direction to the Eastern Point (32 degrees 26.2 minutes North, 64 degrees 33.0 minutes West): and on the Seaward margin by the 200 metre contour. [Art 3(2) para (a) amended, (b) deleted and (c) substituted by BR20/2005 effective 1 May 2005] Revocation of BR 17/1990 4 The Fisheries (Protected Areas) Order 1990 is revoked. FISHERIES (PROTECTED AREAS) ORDER 2000 5 Commencement 5 This Order comes into force on 1st May 2000. . Made this 12th day of April, 2000 Minister of the Environment