Loch Carron Marine Conservation Order 2019 (S.S.I. No. 101 of 2019).

This Order, made by the Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(1)(a), (2) and (4), 86(1) and (3), 88(1) and (2) and 92(1) and (5) of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, states conservation objectives for the marine area which is designated as a nature conservation marine protected area by the Loch Carron Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area Order 2019. It prohibits and regulates activities within the protected area. A person must not deploy (by any means) or use any fishing gear within the protected area. Gear shall be stowed on board of the vessel in such a way that it may not be readily used. “fishing gear” means any beam trawl, demersal seine net, demersal trawl, dredge, any other device used for fishing purposes, and any rope or wire associated with the gear but excluding– (a) passive gear, (b) a pelagic trawl, (c) a rod and line, and (d) a handline.