S.I. No 368 of 2006

Mussel Seed (Conservation) (No. 4) 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:

1.         These Regulations may be cited as the Mussel Seed (Conservation) (No. 4) 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 in the area of the Irish Sea bounded by the following coordinates until further notice:

NE 52 59.5 5 56.4

SE 52 58.9 5 56.4

SW 52 58.9 5 57.2

NW 52 59.5 5 57.2

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 off Wicklow Head North East until further notice, for the purposes of mussel seed management and conservation.