Byelaws
North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority Byelaws
| Byelaw | Title |
| Emergency Byelaw | North Wirral Foreshore Bivalve Mollusc Emergency Byelaw 2020. View closed area on Google Maps |
| Byelaw 3 | Permit to Fish for Cockles and Mussels. |
| Byelaw 5 | Heysham Bass Nursery Area Prohibition of Fishing. View closed area on Google Maps |
| Byelaw 6 | Protection for European Marine Site Features |
| Byelaw | Restrictions on Use of a Dredge |
| Byelaw | Prohibition of Foul Hooking |
North Western Sea Fisheries Committee Byelaws
The limits of the North Western Sea Fisheries District can be found here.
| Byelaw | Title |
| Byelaw 1 | The District |
| Byelaw 2 | Attachments to Nets |
| Byelaw 3 | Prohibition on Seine Netting |
| Byelaw 6 | Shrimp and Prawns – Restriction on Fishing |
| Byelaw 7 | Mesh Sizes – Nets Other than Trawl Nets |
| Byelaw 8 | Small Mesh Nets – Other than Trawl Nets – Restrictions |
| Byelaw 9 | Mechanically Propelled Vessels |
| Byelaw 10 | Set and Drift Nets |
| Byelaw 11 | Marking of Fishing Gear and Keep Pots |
| Byelaw 13A | Cockles and Mussels – Management of the Fishery |
| Byelaw 16 | Shellfishery – Temporary Closure |
| Byelaw 19 | Specified Fish Sizes |
| Byelaw 26 | Fixed Engines – Prohibitions and Authorisations (England) |
| Byelaw 27 | Mobile Nets – Prohibitions and Authorisations (England) |
| Byelaw 28 | Application of Byelaws |
| Byelaw 30 | Fishing for Lobster, Crawfish, Crab, Prawn and Whelk |
| Byelaw 31 | Protection of V-Notched Lobsters |
Cumbria Sea Fisheries Committee Byelaws
The limits of the Cumbria Sea Fisheries District can be found here.
| Byelaw | Title |
| Byelaw 1 | Revocation of Byelaws Heretofore in Force |
| Byelaw 2 | Authority to Make Byelaws |
| Byelaw 3 | Size Limit of Boats Allowed Inside the District |
| Byelaw 4 | Marking and Siting of Fixed Nets, Traps, Pots and Lines |
| Byelaw 7 | Winkles – Method of Fishing and Minimum Size |
| Byelaw 8 | Berried Lobsters |
| Byelaw 9 | Skate Fishery |
| Byelaw 10 | Fixed Engine Fishery |
| Byelaw 13 | Multi-rigged Trawling Gear |
| Byelaw 14 | Shrimps or Prawns |
| Byelaw 15 | Vessels With a Registered Engine Power > 221kw |
| Byelaw 18 | Shellfishery – Temporary Closure |
| Byelaw 19 | Application of Byelaws |
| Byelaw 20 | For the Protection of Immature Plaice – Minimum Mesh Sizes |
| Byelaw 25 | Requirement for Escape Gaps in Pots, Creels, and Traps |
| Byelaw 26 | Permit to Fish for Lobster, Crab and Whelks |
National Rivers Authority Byelaws
| Byelaw | Title |
| Byelaw 1 | Application of Byelaws |
| Byelaw 2 | Interpretation |
| Byelaw 5 | Use of Instruments |
| Byelaw 7 | Protection for Certain Acts |
National Rivers Authority Byelaws – Regulating Fishing for Shellfish in the River Dee and its Estuary
| Byelaw | Title |
| Byelaw 1 | Application of Byelaws |
| Byelaw 2 | Interpretation |
| Byelaw 6 | Shellfishery – Temporary Closure |
| Byelaw 8 | Introduction of Shellfish |
| Byelaw 11 | Protection of Shellfish Beds |
| Byelaw 12 | Use of Nets – Beam Trawl or Otter Trawl |
| Byelaw 13 | Mechanically Propelled Vehicles |
Environment Agency Byelaws
| Byelaw | Title |
| Sea Fisheries Byelaws | Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 Byelaw |