Fisheries (Pin Seine) Regulations

Reg. 8/1962 FISHERIES (PIN SEINE) REGULATIONS made under section 33 Citation. 1.. Tltese Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Pin Seine) Regula· .ions. Interpretation. 2. In these Regulations ''captai n" means the person in charge of a pin seine or pin seine boat; "fishini; gear" means any boat, net, pen or any article used for the purpose of catching fish; "fish p, :n" means a wooden structure erected in tidal waters to which a < :onical net is attached for the purpose of catching fish; "owner" means the person who owns the fishing gear used in a fis 1ing operation; "pin sc ine" means a curtain type net varying in height up to six feet and in length up to two thousand five hundred yards fixed on sticks and pinned to the bed of the sea or a river; "pin seirn:! be ,at" means a fishing boat engaged in the operation of a pm se1rn:; "pin stick" means a stake used for keeping a pin seine in position. 3. ( 1) No person shall erect a fish pen more than twenty-six feet Operation in width. of fish pen. (2) No person shall operate any fish pen without the permission of the licenst: d owner of such fish pen. 4. (1) A b:1.sket shall be hoisted during the day time on any fishing boat occupy .ng a fishing ground and no other fishing boat shall occupy a fishing ground already in occupation without the authority of the owne1 or captain of the fishing boat occupying such fishing ground. (2) No person shall anchor a pin seine boat and prepare to fish within tr e area of any fishing ground which is occupied by a pin seine or with in an area likely to be occupied by a pin seine by virtue of the fact tltat preparations for such occupation have already been commenced. (3) No person shall set a pin seine within 70 feet of another pin seine wh lch has already been set for :fishing. Occupation of fishing ground. 5. (1) No person other than those authorised by the owner or Handling of the captain i hall handle the nets or pin sticks of a pin seine during pid stge fishing operations or during the period when the pin seine is being set an s · for :fishing. (2) No person other than those authorised by the owner or the captain shall remove any fish from the area occupied by a pin seine. 6. No person shall wilfully cause any vessel to sail over any fish Sailing over pen, pin seir e or other fishing gear which has been set for :fishing. fishing gear. 7. Any person who contravenes any of these regulations shall be Offences. liable on summary conviction to a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars. 8. Any puson who maliciously damages or destroys any fishing Malicious gear belonging to another person shall be liable on summary con- 'Jsi:J!:C ;!r. viction to a fine of seven hundred and fifty dollars.