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Lancashire District. 



Mesh — not less than If inch gauge. 



[Except south of Formby Point, from July 1st to October 15th, mesh not 

 less than IJ inch gauge may be used.] 



Circumference of net — 

 With beam greater than 25 ft., circumference not less than 80 meshes. 

 M » » 1^ it. „ „ „ 60 „ 



less „ 18 ft. „ „ „ 50 



Beam — 



From January 1st to June 30th not to be greater than 30 feet. 

 Vessel — 

 From January 1st to June 30th not to be greater than 15 tons. 



Cumberland District. — No restrictions. 



II. Shrimps and Prawns. 



{All regulations applying to fishing for shrimps and prawns, whether hy 

 trawling or other means, will he included under this heading.) 



Northumberland District. — Trawling prohibited. 



North-eastern District {Durham and Yorkshire to Donna Nook). 

 — Beam not to exceed 8 feet in extreme length, and net to be 

 raised and cleared at least once in every half-hour. 



Excepting : — (1) Between a straight line drawn true east from Castle Eden 

 Dene, and a straight line drawn true north-east from Skinningrove Beck, 

 a push net only may be used. 



(2) In the River Humber, between a straight line drawn from the entrance 

 to St. Andrew's Dock to the northern extremity of tlie pier at New Holland, 

 and a straight line drawn from Spurn Head Lighthouse to Donna Nook Beacon, 

 between March 1st and October 31st, a trawl having a beam not exceeding 

 20 feet may be used, the net to he raised and cleared not less than once in 

 every hour. 



Eastern District {Lincolnshire and north coast of Norfolk). — 

 Length of trawl beam not to exceed 20 feet, and net not to 

 have any pocket. Between December 1st and the last day of 

 February no trawl net may be used for taking shrimps or 

 prawns. 



East coast of Norfolk and Suffolk. — No district, and therefore no 

 restrictions. 



Kent and Essex District. — No trawl net may be used having more 

 than 108 rows of knots to the linear yard, except that for a length 

 of 8 feet from the cod end there may be not more than 144 rows 

 of knots to the yard. 



Sussex District. — No restrictions. 



Southern District {Hants and Dorset). — No restrictions. 



