S.I. No. 753 of 2007

COCKLE (FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION) (WATERFORD ESTUARY) REGULATIONS 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

�Iris Oifigi�il� of 16th November, 2007.

I, MARY COUGHLAN, Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 15 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006) hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Cockle (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (Waterford Estuary) Regulations 2007

2. These regulations shall come into operation on 14th November 2007

3. In these Regulations - �Cockle� means Cerastoderma edule;

4. Neither an Irish sea-fishing boat nor a person on board an Irish sea fishing boat, nor any person using any other harvesting method shall fish or attempt to fish, have on board, retain in their possession, land or attempt to land cockles harvested by any means for sale in the following geographical area:

within the geographical area of the Waterford Estuary up to the high water mark north of a straight line drawn between the following points-

(i) from Dunmore East on the west side of the Waterford Estuary latitude 52� 09 13N, longitude 06� 59 40W,

(ii) to Hook Head on the east side of the Waterford Estuary, latitude 52� 07 25�N, longitude 06� 56 14W,

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 November 2007

MARY COUGHLAN

Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Food

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The effect of these Regulations is to provide for a ban on the taking of Cockles by fishing boats or harvesting by any other means except by hand raking for private consumption (i.e. non commercial sale) in the Waterford Estuary.