The Orkney Islands (Landing of Crabs and Lobsters) Order 2016

Prohibition on landing berried velvet crabs caught in specified waters

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6.—(1) The landing in Scotland of any berried velvet crab, caught in the waters specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2, is prohibited.

(2) Landing from foreign fishing boats is excepted from the prohibition imposed by section 1(1) of the Act as read with paragraph (1).

(3) In this article, “berried velvet crab” means a female velvet crab (of the species Liocarcinus puber) which is bearing eggs.