
1 
This Order may be cited as the Shellfish (Restrictions on Taking by Unlicensed Fishing Boats) (Scotland) Order 2017 and comes into force on 17th April 2017.
2 
In this Order—
 “day” means a period of 24 hours beginning and ending at midnight;
 “unlicensed fishing boat” means any fishing boat which is not—
(a) a Scottish fishing boat;
(b) a relevant British fishing boat; or
(c) a fishing boat which flies the flag of a country other than the United Kingdom.
3 
An unlicensed fishing boat may take no more than 1 lobster (Homarus gammarus) in the Scottish zone in any day.
4 
An unlicensed fishing boat may take no more than 10 Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) in the Scottish zone in any day.
5 
An unlicensed fishing boat may take no more than 5 of any of the following species of crabs (including any combination of those species) in the Scottish zone in any day:—
(a) edible crab (Cancer pagarus);
(b) green crab (Carcinus maenas);
(c) spinous spider crab (Maja squinado); and
(d) velvet crab (Liocarcinus puber).
6 
An unlicensed fishing boat may take no more than 6 of any of the following species of scallops (including any combination of those species) in the Scottish zone in any day:—
(a) king scallop (Pecten maximus); and
(b) queen scallop (Chlamys opercularis).
FERGUS EWING
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
28th February 2017