For the purposes of subsection 23 (2) of the Management Plan, the requirements
are:
(a) at all times:
- (i)
- at least 1 bed of scallops in the eastern part of
the fishery; and
- (ii)
- at least 1 bed of scallops in the western part of the fishery;
must be closed; and
- (b)
- fishing must be prohibited in a bed of scallops if the proportion of
commercial scallops ( Pecten fumatus ) in the bed that are smaller than the
minimum shell length mentioned in Schedule 2 to the Management Plan for that
species is greater than 20%.