APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO FISH FOR AND SELL
LOBSTERS, CRABS, VELVET CRABS, WHELKS AND PRAWNS
(Referred to as"Shellfish Permit")
I HEREBY MAKE APPLICATION for a "Shellfish Permit'” for the area of sea within the limits of the Northumberland Inshore Fisheries &n Conservation Authority district, in accordance with the Authority’s Byelaw No. 13 shown overleaf. The following particulars are submitted:-
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FULL NAME of owner of vessel ______
(in block letters)
Address______
______Postcode______
Telephone No.Code ______Number______
Are you a bona fide fisherman, whoseIf a company, state if
principal occupation for the purpose of it is established subject
earning a living is that of fishing? ______to British Laws______
Are you a British Subject?
If not state nationality ______
VESSEL DETAILS
NAME OF VESSEL (Block Letters) ______
TYPE - Please tick Trawler/Keel Coble Fast Worker Other
Overall Length. (in metres) ______KW of Engine ______
Is the vessel a registered Fishing Vessel? ______Reg No. (PLN fishing No.) ______
Category of Fishing Licence ______Licence No _ _ _/_ _/______
Home Port ______Previous Permit holder/ ______
Permit No.
I HEREBY DECLARE that I will comply with the conditions subject to which a permit is issued to me.
I understand and agree that the Northumberland Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority will hold and use the information contained in this application, and any additional information which I may provide in the future, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and for the purposes of administering the Shellfish Permit and complying with any legal requirements.
Signed ______Date ______
Anychanges to the above particulars should be notified to the Authority immediately.
This application form should be returned to: The Chief Executive, Northumberland Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority, 8 Ennerdale Road, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 4RT
THE NORTHUMBERLAND INSHORE FISHERIES & CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
BYELAW NO. 13
PERMIT TO FISH FOR AND SELL LOBSTERS, CRABS,
VELVET CRABS, WHELKS AND PRAWNS
BYELAW 13
The local fisheries committee for the Northumberland Sea Fisheries & Conservation Authority (the “Authority”)in exercise of powers conferred by section 5 of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966, makes the following byelaw.
13.Permit to Fish for and Sell Lobsters, Crabs, Velvet Crabs, Whelks and Prawns
1.Byelaw 13 (Permit to Fish for and Sell Lobsters, Crabs, Velvet Crabs, Whelks and Prawns) made by the Committee on 11 May 2000 and confirmed by the Secretary of State on 31 August 2000) is amended as follows.
2.(1)No person shall fish for or take any of the following shellfish, namely Prawns (Nephrops norvegicus), Lobsters (Homarus gammarus), Crabs (Cancer pagurus), Velvet Crabs (Liocarcinus (= Necora) puber), or Whelks (Buccinum undatum) within any part of the Northumberland Sea Fisheries District, except under a permit issued by the Chief Executive to the Committee and in accordance with the following conditions:
(a)the permit shall be valid until the 31st December in the year of issue of the permit;
(b)the permit shall not be transferable and must be surrendered to the Committee immediately if no longer required by the owner or owners to whom it was issued for the vessel named on the permit;
(c)the holder of the permit shall by the last day of every calendar month, deliver or send to the Committee on a pre-printed form supplied by the Committee, a return showing accurate information regarding the numbers (and if available the weight in kilograms) of lobsters, crabs, velvet crabs, prawns and whelks taken from the District during the preceding calendar month, together with the types and number of fishing gear employed, the area fished and any other information which the Committee may require from time to time;
(d)applications for a permit to fish under this byelaw shall be made using the printed forms available from the Committee.
(e)A permit will be issued on demand, only to the owner of any fishing boat which does not exceed 12 metres overall length and which, at the time the application is made and throughout the duration of the permit, is registered in accordance with Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, and the regulations made thereunder (or any statutory modifications or re-enactment thereof), or in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, and which holds a current fishing licence with an entitlement to fish for shellfish issued by the appropriate UK fisheries department at the time the application is made.
(2)Any boat used in accordance with this byelaw shall clearly display the number issued with the permit.
(3)The permit to fish shall be invalid if any of the above conditions are not met.
(4)(a)This byelaw shall not apply
(i)to any vessel which takes the shellfish specified above as a bycatch of trawling or seine netting; or
(ii)to any vessel or person (subject to the conditions specified in paragraph (b) below), using five pots or fewer or a bottom set gill or entangling net of 100 metres or less.
(b)The exemption provided by paragraph (a)(ii) shall only have effect if:
(i)of the shellfish specified above, no more than one lobster, five crabs, twenty whelks or five prawns is taken by that vessel or person in any one day; and
(ii)any of the specified shellfish which have been taken are not kept, stored or retained in a keep pot or other similar device at sea or on board for landing (or by the person) on any day other than the day of capture.