Deep-sea Fishing and Fishing Boats: An Account of the Practical Working of the Various Fisheries Around the British Islands, with Illustrations and Descriptions of the Boats, Nets, and Other Gear in Use

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E. Stanford, 1874 - Fisheries - 429 pages
 

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Page 399 - No boat shall anchor between sunset and sunrise on grounds where drift-net fishing is actually going on. This prohibition shall not apply to anchorings which may take place in consequence of accidents, or any other compulsory circumstances; but in such case the master of the boat thus obliged to anchor shall hoist, so that they shall be seen from a distance, two lights placed horizontally about three feet (one metre French) apart, and shall keep those lights up all the time the boat shall remain...
Page 398 - it is agreed that the distance of three miles fixed as the general limit for the exclusive right of fishery upon the coasts of the two countries shall, with respect to bays, the mouths of which do not exceed ten miles in width, be measured from a straight line drawn from headland to headland.
Page 401 - All fishing boats, all their small boats, all rigging gear or other appurtenances of fishing boats, all nets, lines, buoys, floats, or other fishing implements whatsoever found or picked up at sea, whether marked or unmarked, shall as soon as possible be delivered to the competent authority of the first port to which the salving boat returns or puts in.
Page 401 - XV., XVI., and XVII. preceding, be prevented from taking part in the fishery, such boats shall be at liberty to shoot their nets at a less distance than that so prescribed ; but in such case the fishermen shall be responsible for any damage or losses which may be caused by the drifting of their boats.
Page 398 - The fishermen of each country shall enjoy the exclusive right of fishery within the distance of 3 miles from low-water mark along the whole extent of the coasts of their respective countries, as well as of the dependent islands and banks.
Page 402 - United Kingdom, and to the Commissary of Marine if the article saved be taken into France. The Receiver of Wreck or the Commissary of Marine, as the case may be, shall restore the articles saved to the owners thereof, or to their representatives. These functionaries shall fix the amount which the owners shall pay to the salvors.
Page 403 - The commanders of cruizers of either country shall exercise their judgment as to the causes of any infractions brought to their knowledge, or as to damage arising from any cause whatever committed by British or French fishing boats in the seas beyond the fishery limits which have been fixed for the two countries ; they may detain the offending boats, and take them into the port nearest the scene of the occurrence, in order that the infraction or damage may be there duly established, as well by comparing...
Page 413 - ... certificate or official papers (proof whereof shall lie on him), shall be liable, together with his boat and crew, to be taken by any sea-fishery officer, without warrant, summons, or other process, into the nearest or most convenient port, and there to be ordered by the Court, on any proceeding in a summary manner, to pay a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds, and if such penalty is not paid, and the boat is not British, such boat...

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