These Regulations, which are made in reliance on Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy, revoke and re-enact with amendments the Mussels (Prohibition of Fishing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999. The Regulation prohibit, subject to certain exemptions, fishing for or retaining on board mussels, otherwise than for direct human consumption, in the Northern Ireland zone.