
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Strangford Lough (Sea Fishing Exclusion Zones) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 14th March 2011.
2 

(1) In these Regulations—
 “co-ordinate” means a co-ordinate of latitude and longitude on the World Geodetic System 1984;
 “Strangford Lough” means the sea area to the northwest of an imaginary straight line drawn from Killard Point to Ballyquintin Point, County Down;
 “Zones1 and 2” means those parts of Strangford Lough which lie within the boundaries specified in paragraph (2).
(2) Those boundaries are—
(a) in relation to Zone 1, a straight line joining the co-ordinates lettered A, B, C and D in the table in Part 1 of the Schedule; and
(b) in relation to Zone 2, a straight line joining the co-ordinates lettered A, B, C and D in the table in Part 2 of the Schedule
3 
All fishing for sea-fish within Zones 1 and 2 by any sea-fishing boat is prohibited.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 15th February 2011
Liam McKibben
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

SCHEDULE
Regulation 2 (2)

Part 1
Point Latitude  Longitude
A 54º 27. 325 N  05º 35. 973 W
B 54º 27. 307 N  05º 35. 104 W
C 54º 26. 969 N  05º 35. 124 W
D 54º 26. 986 N  05º 35. 993 W

Part 2
Point Latitude  Longitude
A 54º 25. 781 N  05º 37. 012 W
B 54º 25. 699 N  05º 36. 716 W
C 54º 25. 169 N  05º 37. 250 W
D 54º 25. 268 N  05º 37. 535 W