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FISHERIES (PROTECTED SPECIES) ORDER 1978

BR 8 / 1978

[made under section 5 of the Fisheries Act 1972 and brought into operation on 1 April 1978]

Citation and commencement

1 This Order may be cited as the Fisheries (Protected Species) Order 1978 and shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1978.

Protected species

2 The taking of any fish of the following types anywhere within the exclusive economic zone is prohibited—

(1) Marine turtles of all species (Reptilia, Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae);

(2) Marine mammals of all species (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises);

(3) [deleted]

(4) Queen conch (Strombus gigas);

(5) Harbour conch (Strombus costatus);

(6) Bermuda cone (Conus bermudensis);

(7) Netted olive (Oliva reticularis);

(8) Bermuda scallop (Pecten ziczac);

(9) Calico scallop (Argopecten gibbus);

(10) Atlantic Pearl Oyster (Pinctada imbricata);

FISHERIES (PROTECTED SPECIES) ORDER 1978

(11) Helmets and Bonnets of all species (Mollusca Cassididae);

(12) Calico clam (Macrocallista maculata);

(13) West Indian top-shell (Cittarium pica), formerly known as Livona pica);

(14) Parrotfishes of all species;

(15) Nassau grouper, green hamlet, grass hamlet (Epinephelus striatus);

(16) Red grouper, deer hamlet (Epinephelus morio);

(17) Mutton hamlet (Epinephelus afer);

(18) Yellowfin grouper, prince/princess rockfish, red rockfish (Mycteroperca venenosa);

(19) Finescale rockfish, gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepsis);

(20) Tiger rockfish, gag (Mycteroperca tigris);

(21) Sharks of all types excluding the―

(a) Galapagos Shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis);

(b) Smooth Dogfish (Mustelus canis insularis); and

(c) Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus).

[Paragraph 2 amended by BR 47 / 1983 effective 2 December 1983; amended by BR 44 / 1989 effective

24 November 1989; amended by BR 46 / 1993 effective 28 September 1993, amended by BR 25 / 1996 effective 17 April 1996; amended by 1996 : 10 effective 11 June 1996; amended by BR 5 / 2016 para.

2 effective 16 February 2016; Paragraph 2 subparagraph (21) inserted by BR 19 / 2022 para. 2 effective

10 March 2022]

[Amended by: BR 47 / 1983 BR 44 / 1989 BR 46 / 1993 BR 25 / 1996

1996 : 10 BR 5 / 2016 BR 19 / 2022]