Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (L.N. No. 160 of 2002)

Legal Supplement Part B-Vol. 41, No. 228-2nd December, 2002 LEGAL NarICE-N0. 160 REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO THE FISHERIES ACT, CHAP. 67:51 REGULATIONS MADE BY THE MINISTER UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE FISHERIES ACT THE FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2002 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Citation Regulations, 2002. 653 2. In these Regulations "the Regulations" means the Fisheries Interpretation Regulations. Chap. 67'51 3. Regulation 2 of the Regulations is amended (a) in subregulation (1) (i) in paragraph (a) (A) by deleting the words "Drifi or Fillet Nets for catching Mackerel, King Fish and other large fishes" and substituting the words "Multifilament Nets for use in gill net fishery"; and (B) by deleting the words "Diagonal stretch mesh not to be less than four inches to be increased to a minimum of four point seven five inches within a period of three years" and substituting the words "Diagonal stretched mesh not to be less than four point ~we five inches"; (ii) in paragraph (b) (A) by deleting the word "Fillet" and substituting the word "Monofilament"; and (B) by deleting the words "Mesh not to be less than one and one-quarter inches square" and substituting the words "Diagonal stretched mesh not to be less than three point five inches"; (iii) by inserting after paragraph (b), the following paragraph: "(ba) Monofilament Nets for catching Flying fish Diagonal stretched mesh not to be less than one point seven five inches."; and Regulation 2 amended 654 Regulation 2A revoked and subSt.iLuttld Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2002 (iv) by inserting after paragraph (j), the following paragraphs: "(k) Trawl Nets for catching fish-Diagonal stretched mesh not to be less than three inches. Chafing gear shall cover not less than twenty-five per cent of the cod end of the net and shall have a diagonal stretched mesh of not less than three inches-. (l) Trawl nets for catchin.g shrimp-Diagonal stretched mesh, not to be less than one point five inches. Chafing gear shall cover not less than twenty-five per cent of the cod end of the net and shall have a diagonal stretched mesh of not less than one point five inches."; and (b) by inserting after subregulation (1), the following subregulation: "(lA)In subregulation (1) "cod end" means the posterior end of a trawl net, in which the majority of fish or shrimp caught is lodged during trawling.". 4. Regulation 2A of the Regulations is revoked and the following regulation substituted: "Useof 2A. (1) A person who uses monofilament mesh or monofilament monofilament nets for catching Mullet shall not bring to nets and mesh shore any species of fish other than Mullet, in excess of fifteen per cent of the weight of the catch. (2) A person shall not carry on board a vessel at the same time, monofilament mesh or monofilament nets, with a diagonal stretched mesh of less than four point two five inches and mesh or nets of another size.". Dated this 29th day of November, 2002. J. RAHAEL Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources PRINTED BY THE GoVERNMENT PRINTER, PORT-OF-SPAIN REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAG0-2OO2