The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1994

Amendment of the principal Order

2.  Paragraph (2) of article 8 (prohibition of fishing for lobsters) shall be deleted and there shall be substituted the following:—

“(2) The sea area mentioned in paragraph (1) above is the sea area bounded by a line beginning at a point on the mainland of Orkney at 58° 57'.175 North latitude and 3° 17'.53 West longitude (The Ness); thence in a south westerly direction to a point on the Island of Graemsay at 58° 56'.35 North latitude and 3° 18'.725 West longitude (Point of Oxan); thence in a south westerly direction to a point on the Island of Hoy at 58° 55'.7 North latitude and 3° 19'.5 West longitude (Bu Point); thence in a southeasterly direction following the coast of the Island of Hoy to a point at 58° 49'.4 North latitude and 3° 10'.2 West longitude (Martello Tower); thence in an easterly direction to a point on the Island of Flotta at 58° 49'.4 North latitude and 3° 08'.5 West longitude; thence in a northerly, easterly and thereafter southerly direction following the coast of the Island of Flotta to a point at 58° 48'.85 North latitude and 3° 04'.8 West longitude (Stanger Head); thence in an easterly direction to a point on the coast of the Island of South Ronaldsay at 58° 49' North latitude and 3° 01'.95 West longitude (Hoxa Head); thence in a northerly direction following the west coasts of the Islands of South Ronaldsay, Burray, Glims Holm and Lamb Holm and Churchill barriers 1, 2, 3 and 4 to a point on the mainland of Orkney at 58° 53'.75 North latitude and 2°53'.75 West longitude; thence following the coast of the mainland of Orkney to the point of beginning.”.