390 PECULATIONS OF THE LOCAL SEA FISHERIES COMMITTEES. 



Devon Distkigt. — Trawling in the bays on the south coast is pro- 

 liibited, witli the exception of trawling for shrimps or prawns in 

 Plymouth Sound, with a beam not exceeding 8 feet in length, the 

 net to be raised and cleared at least once every half-hour. 



Cornwall District, — No restrictions. 



Glamorgan District {south coast of Wales). 

 Mesh — not less than | inch gauge. '^" 

 Circumference of net — not less than 160 meshes. 

 Beam — not greater than 40 feet. 



Milford Haven District. — No restrictions. 



Western District {ivest coast of Wales). 



Jllcsh — not less than | inch gauge. 



Circumference of net — not less than 160 meshes. 



Beam — not greater than 45 feet. 



Lancashire District. 



Mesh — not less than f inch gauge. 

 Circumference of net — 



With beam greater than 20 ft., not less than 140 meshes. 

 „ less „ 20 ft. „ ,, 120 „ 



Beam — not greater than 25 feet. 



Cumberland District. — No restrictions. 



Seining. 



In the North-eastern {Yorkshire and Lincolnshive), Western {ivest 

 coast of Wales), and Lancashire Districts seining is prohibited, except- 

 ing for the capture of sand-eels for bait in the North-eastern, and 

 for herring, mackerel, and sparling in the Western and Lancashire 

 Districts. In these cases also the net is regulated. 



In the Kent and Essex, Sussex, and Glamorgan Districts there are 

 general mesh regulations for all nets used in the capture of sea fish, 

 which would include seines. 



In other districts there are no regulations. 



The following regulations in the above-named districts may be 

 mentioned : — 



North-eastern District. — A net may be used for taking sand-eels 

 for bait, without a pocket; net 108 feet long and 12 feet deep, 

 the central portion (12 ft. x 12 ft.) to be of closely- textured 

 netting. 



• " No person shall use any net for taking shrimps or prawns having a mesh through 

 which a square gauge of three-ciglitlis of an inch measured across each side of the square, 

 or \\ inches measured round the four sides, will not pass without pressure when the net 

 is wet." 



