
1 
This Order may be cited as the Inshore Fishing (Prohibited Methods of Fishing) (Loch Creran) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 29th March 2007.
2 
In this Order–
 “creel” means a basket, small cage, pot, receptacle or container with one or more openings or entrances, which may be baited and is placed on the seabed for the purpose of catching shellfish and crustacea;
 “Loch Creran” means upper Loch Creran and lower Loch Creran;
 “lower Loch Creran” means the area of Scottish inshore waters lying to the east side of a straight line drawn between points AQ and AR and to the west side of a straight line drawn between points AJ and AK;
 “permitted creeling area” means the area of upper Loch Creran lying within the polygon formed by joining with straight lines and in alphabetical order the points AL to AP and by a straight line from point AP to point AL;
 “scallop dredge” means any appliance with a rigid framed mouth which is towed through the water and is manufactured, adapted, used or intended for use for the purpose of fishing for scallops;
 “upper Loch Creran” means the area of Scottish inshore waters lying to the east side of a straight line drawn between points AJ and AK;
 “Zone 1” means the area of lower Loch Creran lying within the polygon formed by joining with straight lines and in alphabetical order points A to D and by a straight line drawn between points D and A;
 “Zone 2” means the area of lower Loch Creran lying within the polygon formed by joining with straight lines and in alphabetical order points E to H and by a straight line drawn between points H and E;
 “Zone 3” means the area of lower Loch Creran bounded by the line defined by joining with straight lines and in alphabetical order points I to AI, by the low water mark of ordinary spring tides, and by a straight line drawn between points AJ and AK; and
 points A to AR mean the points so identified in the Schedule.
3 

(1) Fishing in Loch Creran by means of a scallop dredge is prohibited.
(2) Fishing in Loch Creran by vessels of over 10 metres overall length using a trawl is prohibited.
4 
Fishing by means of–
(a) a trawl; or
(b) a creel,in Zones 1, 2 and 3 is prohibited.
5 

(1) Fishing by means of a trawl in upper Loch Creran is prohibited.
(2) Fishing by means of a creel in any part of upper Loch Creran other than the permitted creeling area is prohibited.
6 
The prohibitions in articles 3 to 5 do not apply to any activity carried out by, or authorised by, the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of scientific investigation.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th March 2007
SCHEDULE
Article 2


NAME Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84)
A 56 32.392 −5 24.497
B 56 32.437 −5 24.035
C 56 32.346 −5 24.002
D 56 32.308 −5 24.473
E 56 32.241 −5 23.95
F 56 32.262 −5 23.748
G 56 32.009 −5 23.675
H 56 31.992 −5 23.873
I 56 31.429 −5 22.974
J 56 31.377 −5 22.97
K 56 31.479 −5 22.508
L 56 31.336 −5 22.11
M 56 31.512 −5 21.473
N 56 31.53 −5 21.315
O 56 31.943 −5 19.996
P 56 32.153 −5 19.977
Q 56 32.472 −5 19.532
R 56 32.6 −5 19.485
S 56 32.783 −5 19.126
T 56 32.963 −5 18.259
U 56 32.879 −5 18.077
V 56 32.311 −5 18.429
W 56 32.199 −5 18.833
X 56 32.115 −5 18.79
Y 56 31.869 −5 19.194
Z 56 31.888 −5 19.402
AA 56 31.611 −5 19.955
AB 56 31.231 −5 20.490
AC 56 31.274 −5 20.69
AD 56 31.295 −5 20.905
AE 56 31.27 −5 21.537
AF 56 30.806 −5 22.627
AG 56 31.201 −5 23.688
AH 56 31.703 −5 23.656
AI 56 31.504 −5 23.937
AJ 56 32.865 −5 17.434
AK 56 32.816 −5 17.445
AL 56 32.959 −5 16.42
AM 56 33.154 −5 15.795
AN 56 32.968 −5 15.157
AO 56 32.87 −5 15.644
AP 56 32.805 −5 16.273
AQ 56 32.302 −5 25.060
AR 56 32.083 −5 25.043