The Sea Fisheries (Remote Electronic Monitoring and Regulation of Scallop Fishing) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Interpretation of Part 3

13.  In this Part—

“chilled sea water system” means any system in which sea water cooled by the addition of ice is used to preserve or transport fish,

“fishing trip” means any voyage of a relevant pelagic boat during which a relevant pelagic fishing operation is conducted and—

(a)

for a relevant Scottish pelagic boat, a fishing trip starts when the boat leaves a port and ends on arrival in a port,

(b)

for any other relevant pelagic boat, a fishing trip—

(i)

starts when the boat—

(aa)

leaves a port in Scotland, or

(bb)

enters the Scottish zone, and

(ii)

ends—

(aa)

on arrival in a port in Scotland, or

(bb)

when the boat leaves the Scottish zone,

“refrigerated sea water system” means any system in which sea water cooled by mechanical refrigeration is used to preserve or transport fish,

“relevant pelagic boat” means—

(a)

any fishing boat which—

(i)

is 12 metres or more in length,

(ii)

is equipped with at least one of a chilled sea water system, a refrigerated sea water system or freezer storage capabilities, and

(iii)

deploys any kind of fishing net in the Scottish zone for the primary purpose of fishing for small pelagic species of fish, and

(b)

any Scottish fishing boat which—

(i)

is 12 metres or more in length,

(ii)

is equipped with at least one of a chilled sea water system, a refrigerated sea water system or freezer storage capabilities, and

(iii)

deploys any kind of fishing net outwith the Scottish zone for the primary purpose of fishing for small pelagic species of fish,

“relevant pelagic fishing operation” means—

(a)

where any fishing boat deploys a fishing net of any kind in the Scottish zone for the primary purpose of fishing for small pelagic species of fish,

(b)

where any Scottish fishing boat deploys a fishing net of any kind outwith the Scottish zone for the primary purpose of fishing for small pelagic species of fish,

“relevant Scottish pelagic boat” means any relevant pelagic boat which is a Scottish fishing boat, and

“small pelagic species” includes mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, anchovy, sardine, blue whiting, argentines, sprat, and boarfish.