Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 849
Sea Fisheries
The Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
Made
11th July 2018
Laid before Parliament
16th July 2018
Coming into force
20th August 2018
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (“ the 1972 Act ”).
The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of the 1972 Act in relation to the common agricultural policy .
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to Articles of the EU instruments listed in the Schedule to these Regulations to be construed as a reference to those Articles as amended from time to time.
Citation, commencement, and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 20th August 2018.
(2) These Regulations extend to Great Britain.
Powers of inshore fisheries and conservation officers
2. —(1) An inshore fisheries and conservation officer (“IFC officer”) appointed under section 165(1) of the 2009 Act has the powers referred to in section 166(3) of the 2009 Act for the purpose of enforcing the ... fisheries conservation measures.
(2) In paragraph (1), “ ... fisheries conservation measures ” means the Articles of the ... instruments, as amended from time to time, specified in the Schedule.
(3) Section 166(4) to (9) of the 2009 Act applies to the powers which an IFC officer has for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (1) as it applies to the powers which an IFC officer has for the purposes specified in section 166(1) of the 2009 Act.
(4) In this regulation, “ the 2009 Act ” means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 .
George Eustice
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Regulation 2(1)
SCHEDULE ... Fisheries conservation measures
| Provision | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 on the attachment of devices to trawls, Danish seines and similar nets | |
| Articles 4 to 15 | Restrictions on the use of devices attached to nets |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 2056/2001 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of stocks of cod in the North Sea and to the west of the coast of Scotland | |
| Article 4 | Requirements relating to demersal towed nets and to catch composition |
| Article 5 | Prohibition of the use of certain demersal towed nets and the carrying on board and use of certain beam trawls |
| Article 6 | Prohibition of the use of certain beam trawls in specified areas |
| Article 7 | Prohibition of the retention on board of cod in excess of a specified percentage by weight and caught by specified fixed gear |
| Article 8 | Prohibition of the use of certain demersal towed nets in specified areas |
| Article 9a | Requirements on the landing of catches |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of the stock of hake in ICES sub-areas III, IV, V, VI, and VII and ICES divisions VIII a, b, d, e | |
| Article 2 | Prohibition on the retention on board of hake in excess of specified percentages of the total catch |
| Article 3 | Prohibition of the use of certain towed nets within specified areas, and prohibition of the use of certain other towed nets |
| Article 4 | Prohibition of the use of certain beam trawls within specified areas |
| Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels | |
| Article 3 | Prohibition of the removal or retention on board, or transhipment, landing, purchase, offer for sale or sale of shark fins |
| Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy | |
| Article 8 | Restrictions on the marking of fishing gears |
| Article 20 | Prohibition of transhipment at sea |
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| Article 44 | Requirements on the stowage of demersal catches subject to multiannual plans |
| Article 47 | Restrictions on carriage of fishing gear of multiple types |
| Article 48 | Requirements relating to the retrieval of fishing gear lost at sea |
| Article 49a | Requirements on the stowage of catches below the minimum conservation reference size |
| Article 49c | Requirements on the landing of catches below the minimum conservation reference size |
| Article 54a | Prohibition of the processing on board, or transhipment for processing, of fish (except for the processing or transhipment of offal or the production of surimi) to produce fish-meal, fish-oil, or similar products |
| Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy | |
| Article 15(12) | Prohibition on retaining catches of species not subject to the landing obligation in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 which are below the minimum conservation reference size |
Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Article 19B(1), (4), (5) and (6) | Prohibition on recreational fishing boats fishing for bluefin tuna without a permit and treatment of fish caught. Prohibition on shore-based fishing for bluefin tuna. |
| Article 19(1) | Prohibition of sport and recreational fishing of bluefin tuna without an authorisation ... |
| Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters | |
| Article 10(1), (2) and (3) | Prohibition in specified waters of the fishing (including by commercial fisheries from shore) for European sea bass and of the retention, transhipment, relocation or landing of European sea bass caught in certain areas, subject to derogations setting catch limits in specified waters for certain fishing vessels with previously recorded catches of European sea bass using specified gear |
| Article 10(5) | Restrictions in specified waters on the recreational fishing (including from shore) of European sea bass and the prohibition of the retention, relocation, transhipment or landing of European sea bass caught in certain areas |
| Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures | |
| Article 7 | Prohibition of the use of specified gear and fishing methods |
| Article 8(2) | Prohibition of the transhipment, and restrictions on the retention on board or landing, of marine organisms when dredges are carried on board |
| Article 8(3) | Requirements relating to the mesh sizes of towed gear where more than one net is towed simultaneously by one or more fishing vessels |
| Article 8(4) | Prohibition of the use of devices (other than specified devices) that obstruct or diminish the mesh size of the codend or any part of a towed gear, or the carrying on board of devices specifically designed for that purpose |
| Article 9(1), (2) and (4) | Restrictions on the use of static nets and driftnets |
| Article 10(1) and (2) | Prohibition of the catching, retention on board, transhipment, landing, storage, sale, display or offer for sale of specified fish and shellfish species |
| Article 13(4) | Requirements relating to the retention on board and landing whole of specified species for which a minimum conservation reference size is established in Annexes 5, 6 or 7 |