Fishing (Minimum Size and Prescribed Species) (Amendment) Order, 1999 (G.S.I. No. 46 of 1999)

The Fishins (Minimum Size and Prescribed Species) (Amendment! Order, 1999 Made ........................ ~'d/t"Jv-""d- , 1999 GUERNSEY STATUTORY INSTRUMENT Laid before the States ............ 2 3 NOV 1999 GUERNSEY Coming into Operation on ............ ?''January, 2000 THE STATES SEA FISHERIES COMMITTEE, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 1 and 1 l(1) of the Fishing Ordinance, 1997(a), hereby orders: Minimum size of prescribed species of fish. 1. For Part II of Schedule 1 to the Fishing (Minimum Size and Prescribed Species) Order, 1997(b) substitute the following Part "PART II OTHER SPECIES Name of fish Size (mm) Method of measurement code Crustaceans Edible crab (Cancerpagurus) 140 Spider crab (Maia squindado) 130 European lobster (Homarus gammarus) 87 Crawfish (Palinurus elephas) 230 Lady crab (Macropipus puber) 65 (a) Ordinance No. XXV of 1997. (b) S.I. 1997 No. 30. Molluscs Wild ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) 80 Cultivated ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) 60 Scallop (Pecten maximus) 100 Vertebrates Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 200 Herring (Clupea harengus) 200 Horse mackerel (Jrachurus trachurus) 150 SkateIRay (Raja spp., Dasyatis pastinacea, Myliobatis aquila, Torpedo marmorata) 360 Citation. 2. This Order may be cited as the Fishing (Minimum Size and Prescribed Species) (Amendment) Order, 1999. Commencement. 3. This Order shall come into force on the 1" January, 2000 Dated this ? day of ~@i,'L/"/fil-~1999 R J LE MOIGNAN President of the States Sea Fisheries Committee for and on behalf of the Committee "EXPLANATORY NOTE" This Order constitutes a revision of certain permitted minimum shellfish and fish landing sizes. The measures decided upon reflect changes to UK national conservation measures for shellfish and additional conservation measures recommended by the Sea Fisheries Committee and the Guernsey Fishermen's Association.