Fisheries (Restriction on Methods of Saltwater Fishing) Regulations (S.R.O. 5/1978)

S.R.O. 5/1978. THE FISHERIES (RESTRICTION ON METHODS OF SALT-WATER FISHING) REGULATIONS DATED THE 8 TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1978 MADE UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE FISHERIES ORDINANCE (CAP. 98) (REPEALED) AND PRESERVED BY SECTION 32(3)(a) OF THE INTERPRETATION ACT. 1. CITATION. These regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Restriction on Methods of Salt-Water Fishing) Regulations. 2. RESTRICTION ON MEHTODS OF SALT-WATER FISHING Any person who takes or attempts to take any fish in any waters of Antigua and Barbuda, other than fresh waters, by use of (i) a seine net having an aperture of less than one and a half stretched mesh; (ii) a gill net having an aperture of less than one and a half inch stretched mesh; or (ii) a fish pot made of wire or similar netting and having an aperture of less than one and a half inches from knot to knot, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than two hundred dollars and not exceeding four hundred dollars. 3. SHRIMPS NETS. The provisions of regulation 2 shall not apply to any seine net being used for the purpose of shrimp fishing provided that such seine net is a maximum length of not more than sixty feet and has minimum aperture of not less than one-half inch stretched mesh.