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Guernsey (Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency) has no licensing scheme or explicit prohibition for recreational spearfishing; sea-fisheries licensing applies to commercial fishing vessels only. Recreational spearfishing/freediving for fish is therefore generally permitted, but it is heavily constrained by species rules under the Fishing Ordinance, 1997 and its subordinate orders: minimum landing sizes apply to all prescribed species, the prized ormer (Haliotis tuberculata, a wild abalone) must NOT be taken by diving or while wearing a wetsuit/snorkel/breathing apparatus and may only be gathered by hand on foot during a few permitted 'ormering tides' (Jan-Apr) and never between sunset and sunrise, and certain restricted/controlled inshore waters limit some gear and methods. Scuba (aqualung) spearfishing is in practice not accepted, consistent with surrounding UK/EU practice that spearfishing be done only while freediving/snorkelling. Confidence is medium: minimum-size, ormer and seasonal rules are sourced from official/legislative texts, but no Guernsey statute expressly names 'spearfishing/speargun', so the top-level legality is inferred from the absence of any prohibition and from the species/method rules that do exist.
最后更新 12月 1, 2024
管辖框架
- §The Fishing Ordinance, 1997 (Ordinance No. XXV of 1997)
- §The Fishing (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 (P.2022/97; in force 25 November 2022)
- §The Fishing (Minimum Size and Prescribed Species) Order, 1997 (in force 1 November 1997)
- §The Restricted Fishing Areas Order, 1997 (in force 1 November 1997)
- §The Fishing (Prohibition of Importation of Ormers) Order, 1999
- §The Fishing (Licensing and Protection of Fisheries) Ordinance, 1987
- §The Sea Fish Licensing (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2012 (commercial vessel licensing)
- 需要许可证
- 无需
- 鱼枪
- 允许
- 水肺
- 禁止
- 外国人
- 欢迎
法律原文
法律条文
管辖此处鱼叉捕鱼的确切法律与法规条款,按发布原文引用,并附每个官方来源的链接。
Prohibition on taking ormers between sunset and sunrise
The Fishing (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 (P.2022/97), amending the Fishing Ordinance, 1997
3. In section 3, immediately after subsection (3) insert the following subsection - "(3A) Notwithstanding anything in this section, a person shall not take ormers at any time between the hours of sunset and sunrise.".
Explanatory memorandum on ormer shore-gathering restrictions
The Fishing (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 (P.2022/97) - Explanatory Memorandum
Section 3 amends the Fishing Ordinance to provide that the taking of ormers at any time between the hours of sunset and sunrise is prohibited. This was the position in legislation prior to the enactment of the Fishing Ordinance. The policy letter that led to the enactment of the Fishing Ordinance proposed that no changes should be made to the restrictions concerning the shoregathering of ormers. This amendment therefore corrects an oversight and gives effect to the States resolution of 30th October 1996.
Power to regulate taking, buying and selling of prescribed species
The Fishing (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 (P.2022/97), amending the Fishing Ordinance, 1997
2. In section 1, immediately after subsection (3) insert the following subsection - "(4) The Committee may by order regulate the import, export, taking, buying and selling of any fish which is of a prescribed species.".
Minimum sizes of prescribed species (molluscs, crustaceans, fish)
The Fishing (Minimum Size and Prescribed Species) Order, 1997
SCHEDULE 1 - MINIMUM SIZES OF PRESCRIBED SPECIES. PART II - OTHER SPECIES. Crustaceans: Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) 140; Spider crab (Maia squinado) 120; European lobster (Homarus gammarus) 85; Crawfish (Palinurus elephas) 230; Lady crab (Macropipus puber) 50. Molluscs: Wild ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) 80; Cultivated ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) 60; Scallop (Pecten maximus) 100. Vertebrates: Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 200; Herring (Clupea harengus) 200; Horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) 150; Skate/Ray (Raja spp., Dasyatis pastinacea, Myliobatis aquila, Torpedo marmorata) 300. [Sizes in millimetres; method of measurement codes defined in Schedule 2. Part I adopts the minimum sizes in Annex II (Region 2) of EC Council Regulation 894/97 for species including bass, black sea bream, brill, cod, conger eel, dab, flounder, grey mullet, haddock, hake, lemon sole, megrim, plaice, pollack, red mullet, red sea bream, saithe, shad, sole, turbot, whiting and witch flounder.]
Restriction on export of ormers and sandeels
The Fishing (Minimum Size and Prescribed Species) Order, 1997
2. (1) Subject to subsection (2), for the purposes of section 2(2) of the 1997 Ordinance, the Committee shall not grant an export licence in respect of - (a) ormers (Haliotis tuberculata), other than cultivated ormers; or (b) sandeels (Ammodytidae: Linnaeus 1758) taken from within territorial waters or the foreshore.
Restriction on trawling and dredging in controlled waters; crawfish net ban
The Restricted Fishing Areas Order, 1997
1. (1) A person shall not use or cause or permit any other person to use a boat within any part of the controlled waters - (a) during the period commencing on the 1st April in each year and ending on the 30th day of September next following, both dates inclusive, for the purpose of fishing by any method of trawling whatsoever; or (b) at any time for the purpose of fishing by any means of dredging whatsoever. (2) A person shall not use or cause or permit any other person to use a boat carrying a beam trawl or more than one beam trawls, the length or aggregate length of which, as the case may be, is greater than eight metres, within territorial waters for the purpose of fishing for any species of fish. 2. (1) A person shall not use or cause or permit any other person to use in territorial waters any net for the purpose of fishing for crawfish. (2) Any crawfish caught in contravention of subsection (1) shall be returned to the sea forthwith.
Prohibition on importation of ormers
The Fishing (Prohibition of Importation of Ormers) Order, 1999 (1999 No. 33)
1. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall import - (a) any ormers of the species Haliotis tuberculata (commonly known as ormers), whether dead or alive; or (b) any eggs or larvae of such ormers. (2) This section does not apply to preserved ormers.
何时可以潜水
季节与时间限制
全年的禁渔、开放与受限期。请务必向当地确认针对特定鱼种的禁渔期。
- 开放Ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) - shore gathering1月 1 – 4月 30
Ormers may only be gathered between 1 January and 30 April, and only on permitted 'ormering tides' - the day of each new moon and each full moon and the two days following. Gathering is by hand on foot at low tide only; diving for ormers and use of a wetsuit, snorkel/goggles or any breathing apparatus is not permitted. Taking ormers between sunset and sunrise is prohibited (Fishing (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022).
- 禁渔Ormer (Haliotis tuberculata)5月 1 – 12月 31
Outside 1 January - 30 April, and on any day that is not a permitted ormering tide, the taking of ormers is not allowed.
- 禁渔Controlled waters around Guernsey (trawling)4月 1 – 9月 30
Trawling by any method is prohibited within the defined controlled waters from 1 April to 30 September inclusive each year. Dredging within controlled waters is prohibited at all times. (Not specific to spearfishing but defines a restricted inshore zone.)
捕鱼许可
许可证
下水所需具备的条件、费用,以及如何办理。
- 类型
- No recreational licence
- 费用
- n/a
- 有效期
- n/a
- 如何办理
- No licence is required for recreational sea fishing, shore gathering or spearfishing in Guernsey. The Bailiwick of Guernsey licensing scheme administered by Sea Fisheries applies to commercial fishing vessels only.
- 主管机构
- States of Guernsey - Sea Fisheries (Committee for Economic Development)
装备与技术
装备规则
允许使用哪些装备、如何使用,以及附带的条件。
限制
- No Guernsey statute expressly names spearguns; recreational spearfishing is treated as permitted while freediving/snorkelling, consistent with surrounding UK/EU practice that spearfishing be done without underwater breathing apparatus.
- Diving for ormers is not permitted; ormers must be gathered by hand on foot at low tide and not while wearing a wetsuit, snorkel/goggles or breathing apparatus.
- Use of any net to fish for crawfish in territorial waters is prohibited.
- All minimum landing sizes under the Fishing (Minimum Size and Prescribed Species) Order, 1997 apply to anything taken, including by spear.
scuba_allowed is marked false on the basis that scuba (aqualung) spearfishing is not an accepted method and ormer-taking by diving is expressly prohibited; no Guernsey provision was found that explicitly permits scuba spearfishing. Treat speargun_allowed=true as an inference (no prohibition found), not as an express statutory authorisation.
可捕获什么
捕获限制与受保护鱼种
每日配额、最小尺寸,以及绝不可捕捞的鱼种。
每日限额
No general recreational daily bag limit found in Guernsey legislation for fish taken by spear; species-specific UK/EU recreational limits (e.g. sea bass) may apply to anglers but were not confirmed as Guernsey statute.
最小尺寸
- European lobster (Homarus gammarus)最小 8.5 cm
- Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)最小 14 cm
- Spider crab (Maia squinado)最小 12 cm
- Crawfish (Palinurus elephas)最小 23 cm
- Lady crab (Macropipus puber)最小 5 cm
- Wild ormer (Haliotis tuberculata)最小 8 cm
- Cultivated ormer (Haliotis tuberculata)最小 6 cm
- Scallop (Pecten maximus)最小 10 cm
- Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)最小 20 cm
- Herring (Clupea harengus)最小 20 cm
- Horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)最小 15 cm
- Skate/Ray (Raja spp. and others)最小 30 cm
受保护鱼种——禁止捕捞
- 受保护Wild ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) - taking restricted to permitted ormering tides Jan-Apr, by hand on foot only, no diving, min size 80mm, export and import prohibited
Minimum sizes are taken from Schedule 1 Part II of the Fishing (Minimum Size and Prescribed Species) Order, 1997, where values are stated in millimetres (converted to cm here). Part I additionally adopts the EC Council Regulation 894/97 (Region 2) minimum sizes for finfish such as bass, bream, cod, mullet, pollack, plaice, sole and turbot; those numeric values were not legible in the retrieved table and are not reproduced here to avoid fabrication.
谁可以捕鱼
访客与居民
针对外国访客与当地居民的规则有何不同。
外国访客
允许限制
- Visitors are subject to the same rules as residents: minimum landing sizes, ormer gathering restrictions and method/zone rules apply equally.
- Ormers gathered may not be exported (only cultivated ormers may be exported under licence), and importation of ormers is prohibited.
No licence or residency requirement applies to recreational sea fishing or spearfishing for visitors; the same species and method rules apply to everyone.
居民
None (no recreational licence scheme)
Ormering is a traditional Guernsey shore-gathering activity open to the public during permitted tides; no permit is issued. Same minimum-size and method rules apply to residents and visitors alike.
海岸何处
允许与禁止区域
对鱼叉捕鱼开放或关闭的命名区域。在互动地图上查看全貌。
禁止区域
- Controlled waters - North Guernsey (Fort Le Marchant to Fort Pembroke / Chouet to Rousse)restricted fishing area
Inshore controlled waters bounded by the foreshore of Guernsey and lines drawn from the most northern point of Fort Le Marchant to the most northern point of Fort Pembroke (Vale), and from No. 10 Martello Tower at Chouet to No. 11 Martello Tower at Rousse (Vale). Trawling prohibited 1 Apr - 30 Sep; dredging prohibited at all times.
- Controlled waters - West Guernsey (Grande Rocque / Fort Hommet / Fort le Crocq / Fort Saumarez / Pezeries)restricted fishing area
Inshore controlled waters bounded by the foreshore and lines drawn between the most western points of Grande Rocque (Castel), Fort Hommet (Castel), Fort le Crocq headland (Saint Saviour), Fort Saumarez (Saint Pierre du Bois) and Pezeries Point (Torteval). Trawling prohibited 1 Apr - 30 Sep; dredging prohibited at all times.
- Controlled waters - South/East Guernsey (Pointe de la Moye / Icart / Jerbourg / Bec du Nez / Fermain / Les Terres Point)restricted fishing area
Inshore controlled waters bounded by the foreshore and lines drawn between the most southern points of Pointe de la Moye (Forest), Icart Point and Jerbourg Point (Saint Martin), and the most eastern points of Bec du Nez (Saint Martin), Fermain Point and Les Terres Point (Saint Peter Port). Trawling prohibited 1 Apr - 30 Sep; dredging prohibited at all times.
水上水况
实时水况
来自 Open-Meteo 的 Guernsey 沿海参考点附近的实时海洋与天气快照。沿海各处水况各异——仅供参考。
Controlled waters - North Guernsey (Fort Le Marchant to Fort Pembroke / Chouet to Rousse) 附近的实时海洋与天气。
向谁咨询
主管机构
负责渔业与许可证的官方机构。
Sea Fisheries (States of Guernsey, Committee for Economic Development)
fisheries authority
gov.ggTel: +44 (0)1481 221161Guernsey Harbours
maritime authority
信息来源
来源
本页的每一项陈述均可追溯至以下参考资料之一。
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The Fishing (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 (P.2022/97) - States of Guernsey
官方gov.gg访问于 6月 15 - [02]
The Fishing (Minimum Size and Prescribed Species) Order, 1997 - FAOLEX (FAO)
官方faolex.fao.org访问于 6月 15 - [03]
The Restricted Fishing Areas Order, 1997 - FAOLEX (FAO)
官方faolex.fao.org访问于 6月 15 - [04]
The Fishing (Restrictions on the Use of Trot Line and Set Net) Order, 1997 - FAOLEX (FAO)
官方faolex.fao.org访问于 6月 15 - [05]
The Fishing (Prohibition of Importation of Ormers) Order, 1999 - FAOLEX (FAO)
官方faolex.fao.org访问于 6月 15 - [06]
Fishing and Aquaculture - States of Guernsey
官方gov.gg访问于 6月 15 - [07]
Sea Fish Licensing (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2003 - Guernsey Legal Resources
官方guernseylegalresources.gg访问于 6月 15 - [08]
Ormering: Your guide to the 2024 season - Bailiwick Express
二手bailiwickexpress.com访问于 6月 15 - [09]
Ormering reminder as tides are right for picking - Bailiwick Express
二手bailiwickexpress.com访问于 6月 15
研究员备注
Guernsey is the main island of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a self-governing British Crown Dependency with its own fisheries legislation (separate from the UK and from Jersey). No Guernsey law expressly mentions 'spearfishing' or 'speargun', and there is no recreational fishing licence; the Bailiwick licensing scheme (Sea Fish Licensing Law 2012 / Sea Fish Licensing Ordinance 2003) covers commercial vessels only. Recreational spearfishing while freediving/snorkelling is therefore treated as permitted, subject to the species and method rules captured here. The single most important constraint for divers/spearos is the ormer regime: ormers (wild abalone) may NOT be taken by diving or while wearing a wetsuit/snorkel/breathing apparatus, only by hand on foot at low water on permitted 'ormering tides' between 1 January and 30 April, never between sunset and sunrise, minimum 80mm. Minimum landing sizes apply to all prescribed species (Schedule 1 of the 1997 Order). The EC Council Regulation 894/97 finfish minimum sizes referenced in Part I of that Order were not legible in the retrieved PDF and are intentionally omitted rather than guessed. Coordinates given for the three restricted/controlled-water zones are approximate centroids for the parish-line boundaries described verbatim in the Restricted Fishing Areas Order, 1997, not surveyed coordinates from the legal text (which describes boundaries by named forts/towers/points). Data confidence: medium - ormer, minimum-size and zone rules are well sourced from legislation; the top-level spearfishing legality and the speargun/scuba positions are reasoned inferences from the absence of any prohibition, so should be confirmed with Sea Fisheries before relying on them operationally.
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