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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)635 final
Brussels,16November1978
Modifiedproposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontechnical measuresfortheconservation of
fisheryresources
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommissioninaccordancewith
Article149,indent2oftheEECTreaty)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ThepresentproposalsubmittedInconformitywithArticle149paragraph 2of
theTreaty,isarevisedversionoftheCommission'sproposalaselaborated
intheCouncil(1)totakeintoaccount
-draftingerrorsormistakeswhichhavebecomeevidentsinceJanuary1973,
-amendments proposedbytheCommission initsProposalforaRegulation
layingdowncertaintechnical measuresfortheconservation offishery
resources (C0MC78)490of22September 1978whichwassubmittedtothe
CounciltogetherwithaProposalforaRegulation layingdownmeasures
fortheNephropsfishery(COM(78)491of22September 1978),
-somefurthermeasuresappliedbyMemberStateswhichareinconformity
withtheaimsoftheRegulation andthescientific adviceavailable,
-scientific advicegivenbytheAdvisoryCommittee onFisheryManagementof
theInternational CouncilfortheExploration oftheSeaandbyaGroupof
NationalScientific ExpertsassistingtheCommission inthedrawingupof
ProposalsfortheConservation ofFisheryResources.
Substantive amendmentstothepreviousproposalsinclude:
-RedraftingofArticle6(3)toprohibittheutilisation forhumanconsumption'
ofundersizedfishofprotectedspecies,
-Introduction ofaminimumlandingsizeforherringintheKattegatin
Article8(1)andincreaseoftheminimummeshsizeforherringinKattegat
andSkagerrak (AnnexII),
-DecreaseoftheminimumlandingsizeforNephropsinArticles9and10,
-Prohibition oftheuseofbeamtrawlsintheKattegatandlimitationofthe
areawherecertainvesselsarenotallowedtofishwithtrawlspecifically
arrangedforcatchingflatfishinArticle13,
f
~Increaseofminimumlandingsizeforwhitingandfixingofsuchsizeforf
BassinRegion2. (
(1)Seedocument R/163/78(AGRI49/RELEX2)PartIII
Easis:C0M(73)7final(seeC0M(77>515final)of16January1978c

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )-
on
technical measures
for the conservation offishery resources
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic ,
Community ,
.. '
Having regard toRegulation (EEC )No /7°of
establishing aCommunity system for the conservation andmanagement
1offishery resources (),and inparticular Article 2thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
2Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament (),
(VoJNo
2» . . -
()OJNoC6of9January 1978 .

WhereasArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No/7Sof
requirestheCounciltoadopttheconservation measuresnecessary
toachievetheprotection ,cffishinggroundsandfish,stocksand
the"balancedexploitation offisheryresources;
Y/hercas,topreventdiscrimination anddistortionofcompetition
"betweenLlemberStates,itisindispensable thatconservation
measuresshouldbetakenbytheCommunity ;
Y/hereasuntilnowMemberStateshaveappliedcertainconservation
measureseitherontheirowninitiative orasaresultof
*recommendations orproposalsfromtherelevantinternational fishery
commissions ;
Y/hereastheselattermeasuresarelargelybasedonscientificfindings
whichhavealreadybeenacceptedbyMemberStates;
V/hereas,asafirststepthesemeasuresshouldbeadopted,provided
thattheyareconsistent v/iththeconservation aimsoftheCommunity;
•.
V/hereasmeasureswhich,arenotofapermanentnatureshouldbe
takenbymeansofadditionalregulations onayearlybasis;
/
WhereastheminimummeshsizesforprotectedspeciesintheNorthSea
shouldbeincreasedandinthatrespectmeasuresshouldbebasedon
thescientificinformationgivenbytheInternational Councilforthe
ExplorationoftheSea(ICES),althoughadditionalinformation on
otherareasseemsnecessary; " .•

Whereas ,according tothe same information ,nephrops should "be
excluded from thespecies tobecaught with snall-meshed nets ;
whereas ,however ,atransitional period should befixed during which
themesh size fornephrops should be ,increased inallparts ofthe '
North East Atlantic tothemesh size already required inthemost
important areas ;
Y/hcreas ,subject toCommunity examination ,tlembcr States may ,in
cases where conservation isseriously threatened ,take conservation
measures inaddition tothose contained inthe present Regulation ;
Whereas urgent new conservation measures and detailed rules onthe
implementation ofthis Regulation may benecessary ;whereas such
measures and rules should beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure
laid down inArticle 14ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No /78,*.
*
/
t ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : .

Article 1
ThisRegulationappliestothetakingandlandingofbiologicalresources
arisinginallmaritimewatersunderthesovereigntyorjurisdiction ofthe
MemberStatesandsubjecttoCommunityfisherieslegislationinthefollowing
Regions: '
*
Region1:allwatersoffthecoastsofGreenlandandSt.PierreetMiquelon;
Region2:allwaterssituatedintheareadefinedbyArticle1oftheNorth
EastAtlanticFisheriesConventionof24January1959northof48°
latitudeNorthexceptthoseinRegion1;
Region3:allwaterssituatedintheareadefined ,byArticle 1oftheNorthEast
AtlanticFisheriesConventionof24January1959southof48°latitude
t
iNorth; ; h
■«
i ,' »'
Region4;allwatersoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartmentofGuyana;
■'' i) . i
Region5:allwatersoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartments ofMartinique
andGuadeloupe; (•
\
' I ''
Region6:allwatersoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartmentofReunion.
'■.. ...'.... •,
Theregionsmaybedividedaccordingtostatisticalsub-areasordivisions
oftheInternational CouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea(ICES)orsub-areas
ordivisionsoftheInternational ConventionontheNorthWestAtlanticFisheries
(ICNAF)orparts'thereoforbyothergeographical .criteria.'

Article 2
Novessel shall use ortowanytrawl ,Danish seine or
sipilar net .which hasinanypart meshes smaller than those specified
*
inAnnex Ifortherelevant region andtype 'ofnet . . –> -
These provisions shall apply from 1January 1981 inthe
North Sea section ofRegion 2a .......
. Hesh sizes smaller than those fixed for these zones in
Annex Imaybeused intheNorth Sea -Section ofRegion '2asfollows :v;
unllimetres
-until 31December 1978 :
any part ofanynet insingle twine 70
any part ofanynet indouble twine 75
-from 1January 1979 until 31December 1980 :
any part ofanynet insingle twine 75
any part ofanynet indouble twine 80
J, TheCouncil shall ,inthelight oftherelevant available
scientific information ,re-examine before 1April 1979 the
mesh dimension fixed inAnnex Iforregions 'and types ofnet and ,
acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from theComission ,
ta2;e suitable measures ,inparticular asregards the cie3h
dimensions fortrawls tobeused for catching whiting inthe
North Sea and themesh dimensions used for fishing in
ICU3 Divisions Ilia .Via,bandVIIa 9b#cvd,e,f,g,h.
0/k.
Article 3 ' . v
*
When fishing .incertain regions forthe species listed inAnnex IIand
Article 9vessels mayusetrawls ,Danish seines orsimilar nets having mesh
sizes smaller than those specified inAnnex Ibutnotsmaller than those spe
inAnnex IIandArticles 9and10.These provisions donotapply tovessels
trawling incertain areas forthespecies listed inAnnex III.

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2.WithoutprejudicetoArticles9and10,inRegion2,novesselshall
:useanynethavinginthecod-endmeshesofdimensions between40millimetres
andthosespecifiedinAnnexIforthatregion,exceptinwaterseachofa
linedrawnfromHanstholmtoLindesnes.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Articles3and10:
-catchesofsuchspeciesoffishasareListedinAnnexVItakenduringa
voyagebyavesselcarryingonlynetsnotcomplyingwithArticle2(1)maynot
exceed10%byweightofallfishonboardorofanyrepresentative sample
thereofofatleast100kilogramsaftersorting,intheholdoronlanding;
by-catchesofsalmonandtroutshallbeprohibited;however,inthecaseof
fishingforsandeelwithnetsofdimensionsoflessthan16millimetres,not
morethan10%byweightofthefish,oranypartthereofexceeding100
kilograms,onboardshipatanytimeoronlandingmayconsistofotherspecies.
-catchestakenduringavoyagebyavesselusingbothnetscomplyingwith
Article2(1)andothersnotcomplyingtherewithshallrespectthepercentage
fixedintheprecedingindentonlyinthecaseofthequantities takenwith
netsnotcomplyingwithArticle2(1).Wherethemasterofthevesselhas
notkeptpreciserecordsinaccordance withArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No. /78of layingdowncertainfishingsupervisory
measuresapplicable toMemberStatevessels(1)allthefishonboardshall
bedeemedtohavebeencaughtbymeansofnetsnotcomplyingwithArticle2(1).
2.Paragraph 1shallapplywitheffectfrom1January1981tofishing
forshrimpofthespeciesCrangonwithina12-milelimitmeasuredfromthe
baselinesoftheMemberStates.
3.Paragraph 1shallapplywitheffectfrom1January1981totheKattegat
(ICESDivisionIliasouthofalinedrawnfromSkagentoPaterNosterLighthouse).
Untilparagraph 1becomesapplicable thepercentagereferredtotherein
shallbe:
-20%until31December1978;
-15%from1January1979to31December1980.
mmm*mmm
(1)0JNoL

Article5
Theappropriate minimummeshsizeshallbemeasuredinaccordance
withAnnexIV, •
Nodeviceshallbeusedbymeans-ofwhichthemesh..–
inanypartofafishingnetmaybeobstructedorotherwiseeffectivelyr
diminished.Thisprovisiondoesnotexcludetheuseofthedevices
referredtoinAnnexV.
, *
Article6 '
Undersizedfishshallnotberetainedonboardanyvesselbut
shallbereturnedimmediately totheseaandshallnotbelanded,
transported,sold,displayedorofferedforsale.
m
,Afishshallberegardedasundersizedifitssize,measured
fromthetipofthesnouttotheendofthetailfin,issmaller
thantheminimumsizespecifiedinAnnexVIforthevariousspecies
andregions, >
Notwithstanding paragraph 1,onanyvoyageonwhichanynet
notcomplyingwithArticle2(1)iscarried,notmorethan10J&
byweightofallfishonboardorofanyrepresentative samplethereofofat
least100kilograms,aftersorting,-intheholdoronlanding,mayatanytime
consistofundersizedfishasspecifiedinparagraph 2;by-catchesofsalmon
andtrputshallbeprohibited.Suchfishshallnotbelanded,transported,sold,
displayedorofferedforsaleforthepurposeofhumanconsumption.

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i' Artlcla7
Articles2(1)and6shallnotapplytowhitingfishedbyvessels
notexceeding150brakehorsepowereastofalinedrawnfromHanstholm
toLindesnesprovidedthatthelandingsthereofdonotincludeotherspecies
offishlistedinAnnexVI.
Article8
1.Fishingforherringofasizesmallerthan20centimetres measured
fromthetipofthesnouttotheendofthetailfinorthecatchingofa
numberofherringperunitweightgreaterthananumbertobedetermined
shallbeprohibited.IntheKattegat,however,theminimumsizeforherring
shallbe18centimetres.Article6(1)shallapply.
2.Notwithstanding paragraph 1,landingsofherringmayconsistupto10%
byweightofherringwhichareundersizedorunderweight expressedasa
maximumnumberofherringperunitofweight.
3.Mackerelsmallerthan30centimetres measuredfromthetipofthesnout
totheendofthetailfinmaynotbecaughtforpurposesotherthanhuman
consumption.Article6(1)shallapply.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph3,landingsofmackerelforpurposesotherthan
humanconsumption mayconsistofupto20%byweightofundersizedmackerel.
Article9
1.NovesselfishingforNephropssha11useanytrawlwhichhasinanypart
meshesofdimensionssmallerthan70millimetres inRegion2and60millimetres
inRegion3,bothmeasuredinsingletwine.
2.FishingforNephropsofatotallengthsmallerthan86millimetres in
Region2and71millimetres inRegion3measuredfromthetipoftherostral
spinetotheendofthetelson,orthecatchingofanumberofNephropsper
unitofweightgreaterthananumbertobedetermined,shallbeprohibited.
Article6(1)shallapply.
3.Bywayofderogation fromthefirstindentofArticle4(1),theby-catches
ofprotectedspeciestakenduringeachvoyageofanyvesselfishingforNephrops
incertainmaritimeareasinRegions2and3mayconstitute uptoaMaximumof
50%byweightoftheentirecatchonboardoranyrepresentative samplethereof
weighingatleast100kilograms,aftersorting,eitherintheholdoronlanding.

TheCouncil,actingbyaqualified ,majorityonaproposalfrom
theCommission ,shalldefinethemaritimezone3concerned "before
1July1979.,. /
4.Paragraphs 1,2and3shallapply:
-from1September1979inRegion2;/ ^
-from1January1982inRegion3.
5.Bywayofderogation fromparagraphs1,2and4,theminimum
meshandfishsizeauthorizedinfishingforNephropsinthe
SkagerrakandKattegat(ICESDivisionIlia)shallbe70millimetres
and130millimetresrespectively.
m
.Article10 ,
Thefollowingmeasuresshallapplytovesselsfishingfor
iiNephropsuntiltheprovisionslaiddowninArticle9takeeffect;
(a)Region2
Until31August1979:
-theminimummeshsizeshallbe55-60millimetres;' *
• %
–theminimumfishsizeshallbe70.millimetres;
-thepercentageforauthorizedby-catchesofthespecieslisted
inAnnexVIshallbe40£.

(b)«fegioa 3
Until 31December 1979s
r •
rtheminimum mesh size shall be45-50millimetres ;
-theminimum fish size shall be70millimetres ;
-thepercentage forauthorized by-catches ofthespecies listed
inAnnex VIshall be60$ .
Prom 1January 1980 to31December 1981 :
-theminimum mesh size shall be50miIlimetres measured insingle twine
and55millimetres measured indouble twine ; *•
-theminimum fish size shall be70millimetres ; *;
-thepercentage forauthorized by-catches ofthespecies listed
inAnnex VIshall be60$ .
•9 ■
Article 11
Fishing forsalmon inthat part ofRegion 1east of44°W andin
Regions 2and 3shall beprohibited outside '12mile's,measured *frc5mthebase
"linesoftheMember"States.-" ,
Article 12
For theprotection ofspawning grounds andnursery ^areas ,fishing
forthefollowing species shall beprohibited inthefollowing areas
andperiods : . *

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f
1.Redfish
(a)Northernareafromthecoa3tofGreenlandatlatitude67°00N
to:
-latitude67o00*N,longitude30°30»W
-latitude65°40*Nflongitude30°30*W
-latitude65°40*N,longitude 31°50•W
-latitude65°30'N,longitude33°10*W
-latitude65010fN,longitude34Cl00,W ■•'
-latitude65°10*N,longitude35°00*W
-latitude64045fN,longitude35°20*W
1»
asfarasthecoastofGreenland ,atlatitude64035f
(b)SouthernareafromthecoastofGreenlandatlatitude64°20*IT
/
to: '
–latitude64°20*N#longitude36°20'W
-latitude63°50*N,longitude36°50*W
■ .
•*
/ ■\
•••/•♦

-latitude63°15*N,longitude39°30«W'
-latitude63°45*N,longitude39°30*W
asfarasthecoastofGreenlandatlatitude63045,U*
2.FishingforherringinICESDivisionVI'a.shallbeprohibited
everyyearfrom15Augustto30Septemberinthemaritimearea
boundedbyalinejoiningthefollowingpoints:
-theButtofLewis
-CapeWrath
-tothenorth,atlatitude58°55'Nandlongitude05°00*V/
-tothewest,atlatitude58°55*Nandlongitude07°10'Y/
-tothesouth-west,atlatitude58°20*N"andlongitude03°20*.W
-tothesouth,atlatitude57°40'Nandlongitude08°20*Vi£
Article13
1#Theuseofvesselswhichcarryoutprocessingoperationsother
thanthesalting,boilingandshellingofprawnsandshrimps,or
filleting,freezingandthereductionofoffalandunavoidable
by-catchestakenwithintheauthorized rmamlimitshallbe
prohibited#
2.IntheKattegat,theuseofbeamtrawls.shallbeprohibited.

Jnsideanareawithin12milesofthemainlandcoastsofBelgium,Germany,
theNetherlands,andthewestcoastofDenmarkasfarasHirtshalslighthouse,
measuredfromthebaselinesfromwhichtheterritorialwatersaremeasured,'no
vesselexceeding50GrossRegisteredTonsor300brakehorsepowershalltrawlfor
/
soleorplaicewithanybeamorothertrawlspecificallyarrangedforcatching
flatfish.Norshallvesselscarrysuchbeamsortrawlswithintheaforementioned
areasunlesstheseareproperlylashedandstowedinsuchaway'thattheymaynot
bereadilyused.
Notwithstanding thefirstsubparagraph,vesselsfishingforotherspecies
intheareashallnotretainonboardsoleandplaiceinanamountexceeding
10%byweightoftheentirecatchonboard.
Article14
Theuseofpurseseinesforherringfishingwithintheareaboundedby
latitudes49°and52°3Q'Nandlongitudes5°$nd9°W(CelticSea)shallbe
prohibited.
Article15
ThisRegulationshallnotapplytofishingoperationsconductedsolelyforthe
purposeofscientificinvestigation,artificialrestockingortransplantation
byvesselsauthorized byaMemberStateforthatpurpose,ortofishcaught
inthecourseofsuchoperations.TheMemberStatesconcernedshallinform
theCommissionthatauthorization forsuchoperationshasbeengranted.

Fish caught for thepurposes set out inthe first
subparagraph incontravention oftheother provisions ofthis
Regulation maynotbesold ,displayed oroffered forsale .
Article 16
«
Inthe case ofstrictly local stocks ofinterest tothe
fishermen ofoneMember State only ,that Member State may take
measures for the conservation andmanagement ofthose stocks ,
provided that such measures shall not conflict with Community
provisions .
Before adopting these measures the ilember State concerned
shall obtain theagreement oftheCommission onthefinding
that these stocks interest only thesaid Lember State . m
The other Hember States and the Commission shall "be
informed ofany such measures .
Article 17
Where the conservation offish stocks calls for immediate
action ,theCommission may ,byway ofderogation from the
provisions ofthis Regulation ,adopt anymeasures necessary
inaccordance with theprocedures laid down inArticle 14of
Regulation (EEC )No /78.Measures mayalso beadopted to
this endwhich have "not been specifically provided for in
thepresent Regulation .
Where theconservation ofcertain species orfishing
grounds isseriously threatened andwhere anydelay would
result indamage which would bedifficult torepair ,the
coastal State may take appropriate non-discriminatory
conservation measures inrespect ofthewaters under its
jurisdiction . •
These measures ,together with anexplanatory memorandum ,
shall be .notified totheCommission and theother iieaber
States bytelex a3soon asthey aredecided on.

4.- within 10days from receipt ofsuch notification ,
the Commission shall confirm ,cancel oraaend themeasures *
TheCommission decision shall beimmediately notified to
the other Member States . f
5. AnyMember State may refer theCommission decision to "the
Council within 10days ofreceiving thenotification
referred toinparagraph 4.
6. The Council ,acting byaqualified majority ,may adopt
adecision differing from the Commission decision within 30
days ofthenatter being referred toit.
Article 18
f..
Detailed rules for the implementation ofthis Regulation shall
beadopted inaccordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 14
ofRegulation (EEC )No ■/78.
Article 19
This Regulation shall enter into force on1December /1978 *
{-
This Regulation shall bebinding inits entirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
• * '»
The President

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ANNEXI
MINIMUM MESHSIZEREFERRED TOINARTICLE2
REGION TYPEOFNET MINIMUM MESH
SIZE(INMM)
1 Alt 120
2
outside
North
Sea
(a)Anypartofanynet
madeofsingletwine; .70
i
ι
I
I
Anypartofanynet
madeofdoubletwine75
2
fJorth
Sea
(a)Anypartofanynet
madeofsingletwine80
Anypartofanynet
madeofdoubletwine90
3Anypartofanynet
madeofsingletwine60
Anypartofanynet
madeofdoubletwine65
4 Ail 45
(a)ForthepurposeoftheRegulation,theNorthSeashallberegardedas
beingICES-DivisionVIId.,ICESSub-AreaIVandtheadjoiningpart
ofDivisionIIa. insofarastheyaresubjecttothe
sovereignty orjurisdiction ofaMemberState.
•••/•••

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ΑΓΠΓΕΧII
SPECIES Uinimaocchsize.inma
EEGIOIf1Polarcod(Boreogadussalda) 16
Capelin(Kallotusvillosus) M
Blue\7hiting(!£icromesistius poutassou) "
Argentine (Argentinaspp) .*.M
Herring(Clupeaharengus) - "
.. •
LIolluses "
Silverpout(Gadiculusthorii) M
Nephrops(Nephrops'norvegieus) . ,"
Iîorv/aypout(Trisopterus esmarkii) w
Pravms(Pandalusspp) ".
exceptasspecifiedbelow:.
PravmsinICNAFSub-area 1(offshore) 40
RedfishinICNAFDivision3P '.,none
Clupeoidfishotherthanherring '•
Eels(AnguiLLaanguilla) m
Greatweevers(TrachinuscLraco) *
Horsemackerel(Trachurustrachurus) M
I£acl:ercl(Scoiabersconbrus) M
Sandeels(Anmodytidae ) s "
Saury(Scomberesox saurus) •»
Shrinps(Crangonspp) #
Smelts(Osmerusspp) "

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REGION2Herring(Clupeaharengus) 16
^exceptasspecifiedbelow:
HerringinICESSub-areaIlia 32
Mackerel (Scomberscombrus) 16
IIHorsemackerel (Trachurustrachurus )Sprat(Clupeasprattus)
Norwaypout(Trisopterus esmarkii)
Bluewhiting(Micromesistiuspoutassou) "
Argentine (Argentinaspp)
Prawns(Pandalusspp)
Shrimps(Crangonspp) "
(exceptasspecifiedbelow:
Shrimpswithin12milesofthemainland none
coastoftheMemberStates
Eels(exceptelvers)(Anguillaanguilla) 16
Greatweevers(Trachinusdraco) "
Molluscs (exceptcuttlefish-sepiaofficinalis )
Sandeels(Ammodytidae) none
exceptasspecifiedbelow:
SandeelsinICESSub-area IVinthe
periodbetween 1Novemberandthe
lastdayofFebruaryinclusiveand
inICESSub-areaIliaSouth(Kattegat)between
1AugustendthelastdayofFebruaryinclusive.16
Capelin(Mallotusvillosus) "
Saury(Scomberesox saurus)
Smelts(Osmerusspp)
Sardines(Sardinapilchardus ) 20

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REGION3Bactardsole(Dicologlossa cuneaia) 40
Sardine(Sardinapilchard'us)y 20
Pravrns(Paadalusspp) *
Shrinpo(Crangonspp) w
Eel3(exceptelvers)(AnguillaanguiUa) or
Sprat(Clupeasprat-fcus) 15
Anchovy(Engraulisencrassicholu3 ) »•
Sandeel(Arrivadytidae) n
Herring(Clupeaharengus) 40
Horscnackerel(îrachurustrachurus) n
îûaclcerel(Scomberscombrus) «

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ANNEX ill
SPECIES ANDAREAS FORWHICH SMALL MESH NETS AREEOTAUTHORIZED
1. Blue Whiting (Micromesistus poutassou ),inthat -part ofRegion°2 tothesouth
oflatitude 52°30 *Nandwest oflongitude 7°00 *Wj
2» Bastard sole (Dicologlossa cuneata ),inaliparts ofRegion 3
outside aline connecting thefollowing points ,where the first
sentence ofArticle 3(1 )applies forvessels not exceeding 150bhp :
46°16 *latitude North ,O1036*longitude West (Phare desbaleines )
46o05flatitude North ,01°44 *longitude West
45040 *latitude North ,01°34' longitude West
4404O »latitude North ,01°34 *longitude West
'»
and then due east tothe coasts '
3# Shrimp and prawn ,outside the 12-aile limit measured fron tho
baselines oftheterritorial waters inRegion 3J
4«Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii ),inthat part -ofJthe North Seabounded byaLine
connecting the follov /ingpoints :
–East coast ofUnited Kingdom at56°00*latitude north .
-56°00 *latitude north -OOOOO *longitude
–60°00' latitude north –00°00'longitude
–60°00*latitude north –03°00*longitude west
–58°30 *latitude north –03°00 *longitude west '
–East coast ofUnited Kingdom at58°30*latitude north • .;

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Α27ΤΓΕΧ IV
METHOD OPMEASURING MESH SIZES
Theminimum mesh size shall besuch that when themesh is
stretched diagonally lengthwise ofthenet aflat gauge 2mmthick
ofthe appropriate width passes through iteasily .When thenetconsists
of-non-syntheti cfibres ,itshall bemeasured wet .
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Themesh size -ofanet shall "bedetermined bytheaverage ofthe
measurements ofanyseries oftwenty consecutive meshes ,atleast
tenmeshes from thelacings ,measured inthecod-end ofthenet
beginning attheaft endandrunning parallel tothelong axis#

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PROVISIONS REFERRED TOINARTICLE5(2)
Anycanvas,netting,orothermaterialattachedtothevoider-'
sideofthecod-endofatrawlnetforthepurposeofpreventing
wearortear,fastenedtothecod-endonlyalongtheforwardand
lateraledgesofthedevice,
Astrengthening bagmadeofheaviermaterialthanthocod-cnd
andhavingaminimummeshsizeof80mm,attachedtotrawlnets
withmeshesofdimensionssmallerthanthosespecifiedinAnnex
withtheexceptionofthosenetsmentionedinArticles9and10.
Notwithstanding paragraph 2,achaferoracover.made_.6.fapiece
oSnettingconsistingofthesamematerialasthecod-end,having
inallitspartsameshtwicethemeshsizeofthecod-endand ..
fastenedtothecod-endalongtheforward,lateralandrearedges
orflyofthenettinginsuchawaythateachmeshofthenetting
coincideswithfourmeshesofthecod-end,maybeattachedtotrawlinptswithmeshesofdimensionssmallerthanthosespecifiedin
AnnexIinRegions2and3andtoalltrawlnetsinRegion1•

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SZINIT.7JIJ FISH SIZE (CM)
REFERRED TOINARTICLE 6
That part ofRed on1 ,inside 1C''6 Jub-areas II.Be^0a Be^on
v.xiiL~axiv "•± 1
Cod (Gadus morhua ) 34(a ) 30 30
Haddock (tlelanogr aramus ;aeglefinus ) 31 27 27
Hake (ilerluccius merluccius ) 30 30 30
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa ) 25 '25 25
V/itch (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus ) 28 28 28
Lemon sole (Kicrostonrus kitt ) 25 25 25
Sole (Solea solea ) 24 :. ' "" 24 24
Turbot JPsetta maxima )~ 30 .• 30 30
Brill (Scophthalmus rhombus ) 30 30 30
lûegrim (Lepidorhombus spp ) '"25 25 25
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus ) 27.' 27 23
Eab (Limanda limanda ) 15 15 15
Saithe (Pollachius virens ) 35 30(b ) 30
Common seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo )•....«.– – 12
Redmullet (Kullus surmuletus )' ' –, – .15
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax ) – 26 25
Conger eel (Conger conger ) – 58
Pollack (Pollachius pollacliius ) – – 22
Ling (Kolva molva ) . – – 63
Shad (Alosa spp ) ' – – 30
Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio ) – – ■ 145
Grey mullet (Kugil spp ) – – 20
Salmon (Salmo salar ) – – 48
Trout (Salmo trutta ) –, – 23
(a)Theminimum size insub-area ICNAF 1shall "be40cm
(b)Except landings ofsaithe caught inthearea east ofaline dravna
from Hanstholm toLindesnes .
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