S.I. No. 403/2006 - Mussel Seed (Conservation) (No. 5) Regulations 2006

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Mussel Seed (Conservation) (No. 5 Regulations 2006.

2. In these Regulations -

“mussels” means

mytilus edulis

;

“mussel seed” means mussels of any kind whether alive or dead and includes any part of a mussel and the shell, or any part of the shell, of a mussel seed and which are not intended for direct human consumption.

3. It is prohibited to engage in fishing for mussel seed within 1 nautical mile of the area of the Irish Sea bounded by the following coordinates until further notice

53.28078N

06.04303W

53.28078N

06.05782W

53.28948N

06.05685W

53.28548N

06.04231W

GIVEN under my hand, 1

st

day of August 2006

John Browne

Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

The effect of these Regulations is to prohibit fishing for mussel seed in an area of the Irish Sea north of Lambay until further notice, for the purposes of mussel seed management and conservation.

S.I. No 403 of 2006

Mussel Seed (Conservation) (No. 5) Regulations 2006

I, John Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 15

of the

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006

(No 8 of 2006) and the Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2006 (

S.I. No. 167 of 2006

), hereby make the following regulations