Regulations to Reduce Incidental By-Catch of Seabirds in the Hake Demersal Longline Vessels (No. 270 of 2015).

These Regulations lay down requirements and restrictions relating to the use of fishing gear so as to protect seabirds from fisheries activities. They require the deployment of bird scaring lines by Hake Demersal Longline Vessels. A person may not engage a longline vessel in fishing operations without the deployment of at least one bird scaring line on each line set during fishing operations at all times. The line shall be in accordance with specifications set out by these Regulations.