Fisheries (Control of Demersal Trawling) Regulations, 2004 (L.N. No. 335 of 2004)

LEGAL NOTICE No. 335 REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO THE FISHERIES ACT, CHAP. 67:51 REGULATIONS MADE BY THE MJNIS'l'ER UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE FISHERIES ACT THE FISHERIES (CONTROL OF DEMERSAL TRAWLING) REGULATIONS, 2004 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (ContFol of Citation Demersal Trawling) Regulations, 2004. 2. In these Regulations "artisanal trawler" means a fishing vessel used for trawling, equipped with a manually operated rig-h,mdling system; "demersal trawling" means the dragging or pulling of a trawl net on the bottom of the sea, in order to catch shrimp or a demersal species of fish; "east coast", "north coast", "south coast" and "Gulf of Paria" Interpretation have the meanings assigned to them in Schedule 1. &hedule 1 3. A person may carry out demersal trawling for fish or shrimp Trawling within the limits of the areas identified on the map in Schedule 2. permitted Schedule 2 4. (1) A person may only carry out demersal trawling for fish orTrawlingon shrimp off the north coast, where such trawling is conducted west ofnorl.h coast Saut d'Eau at a distance outside of two nautical miles in the territorial waters off the north coast. (2) Demersal trawling on the north coast under subregulation (1), shall only be conducted from 15th November each year to 15th January of the following year, from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. 5. A person may carry out demersal trawling for fish or shrimp, in Trawling on the territorial waters off the north coast at a distance outside of two south coaat nautical miles from the south coast. 6. (1) Subject to subparagraph (2), a person may carry out demersal Trawling in trawling for fish or shrimp, in the Gulf of Paria. ~':,~"If of (2) A person operating a trawler that is not an artisanal trawler, shall not carry out demersal trawling for fish or sbrimp (a) at a distance inside of one nautical mile from the coastline of the Gulf of Paria; (b) where the trawler has an engine size of 180 horsepower or less, between the one fathom isobath and six fathom isobath of the Gulf of Paria; (c) where the trawler has an engine size in excess of 180 horsepower, between the six fathom and ten fathom isobath of the Gulf of Paria. Re,trietionon 7. A person shall not carry out demersal trawling except as t,awling provided in these Regulations and in particular, a person shall not carry out demersal trawling (aJ within the twelve nautical mile limit off the coastline of Tobago except where such an area coincides with the north coast of Trinidad; and (b) in the territorial waters off the east coast, Exemptionon 8. These Regulations shall not apply to a person who holds a ~pllf'~on of licence or other permission from the Minister to undertake research and '"a on, training within the areas covered by these Regulations. SCHEDULE 1 [Regulation (2)] Computation 1. The co-ordinates referred to in this Schedule are coU\puted by means of the World of co-ordinates Geodetic System, 1984. No-rthCoast 2. "North Coast" means the marine area (a) bounded on the west by a line drawn by joining points, the respective co-ordinates of which are: (i) 10· 44' 44.37356" N and 61" 47' 28.34325" W; (ii) 10° 45' 43.37021" N and 61° 47' 3.34198" W; (ili)l0° 48' 6.362058" N and 61" 45' 59.89877" W; and (iv) 10· 53' 65.34223" N and 61" 43' 50.33214" W; (b) bnunded on the east by the meridian of Point Galera, the ttpproximate co-ordinates of which are 10" 50' 9.2476" N and 60" 54' 98.20081" W; and (c) the southern limit which is the parallel of Corozal Paint, the approximate co-ordinates of which are 10° 44' 44.37205" N and 61° 36' 52.31479" W. Ea.st Coast 3. "East Coast" means the marine area to the south of the parallel of Poh1t Gal era. South Coast 4. "South Coast" means the marine area bounded on the north by the parallel through Arena\ Point and on the east by the m.eridian through Point Galeota, the approximate co-ordinates of which are 10· 08' 20.47992" N and 60° 59' 24.2498" W. Gulf of Paria 5. "Gulf of Paria" means the marine area bounded on the north by the parallel of Corozal Point, the approximate co-ordinates of which are 10° 44' 44.37205" N and Gr 36' 52.31479" W and on the south by the parallel through Arenal Point, the approximate co-ordinates of which are 10• 03' 0.505373" N and 61" 55' 44.40128" W. >: ., ;;: 15 ., ... .. .. ... .. ... :J .. lit ... .. 0 ~ ~ j i :; ... 0 !! .J ~ .. ill 0 "' 0 ... SCHEDULE 2/L + ~-----,c,,...,.-- -op ' ! Dated this 22nd day of December, 2004. J. NARINE Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources PRINTED BY THE GCVERNMENT PRINTER, PORT-OF-SPAIN REPUBLIC OF TruNlDAD AND TOBAG0-2004