Statutory guidance
South Devon trawling and crabbing chart 2024
The chart represents a long standing agreement between fishermen using pots and creels and those who fish with trawls and scallop dredges.
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Trawling and dredging is prohibited in the areas marked on the chart, either all year or during certain periods, so that crab pots can be set without the risk of being towed away and lost.
The MMO enforces these restrictions, which now form a condition for all UK fishing licences, through the Sea Fish Conservation Act 1967.
The chart is reviewed at the end of each calendar year by a local fishing industry committee and any changes to the chart are published accordingly.