43Specifications for scallop dredges

43 Specifications for scallop dredges

(1)  The holder of a fishing licence (scallop) must not deploy or use a scallop dredge in State waters unless –

(a) the width of the scallop dredge, measured from the outer edges of the dredge, is less than 5 metres; and

(b) if a tooth bar is used with the dredge –

(i) it is fixed above the sledge runners of the dredge; and

(ii) the distance between the teeth is no less than 50 millimetres; and

(iii) the teeth project no more than 100 millimetres below the sledge runners of the dredge; and

(c) if a lip is used with the dredge, the lip projects no more than 50 millimetres below the sledge runners of the dredge.

Penalty:  Grade 3 penalty.

(2)  Except with the written approval of the Secretary, the holder of a fishing licence (scallop) must not cause or permit more than one scallop dredge to be deployed or used from a fishing vessel.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.