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2.—(1) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966;
“lobster” means lobster of the species Homarus gammarus.
(2) For the purposes of this Order, the size of:—
(a)lobsters, shall be measured as shown in the illustration of a lobster set out in Schedule 1 as the length of the carapace, parallel to the midline from the back of either eye socket to the distal edge of the carapace;
(b)spider crabs shall be measured as shown in the illustration of a spider crab set out in Schedule 1 as the length of the carapace measured along the midline, from the edge of the carapace, between the rostrums to the posterior edge of the carapace; and
(c)velvet crabs, shall be measured as shown in the illustration of a velvet crab set out in Schedule 1 as the width of the carapace measured across the broadest part, excluding spines, of the back.
“spider crab” means crab of the species Maia squinado;
“velvet crab” means crab of the species Necora puber.
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