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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
MODIFIED PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
LAYINGDOWNCERTAINTECHNICAL MEASURES FORTHECONSERVATION
OFFISHERYRESOURCES RELATING TOTHEMESHESOFFISHINGGEAR,
MINIMUMSIZESFORSPECIES ANDAUTHORIZED BY-CATCH LEVELS
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission
inaccordance withArticle149-indent2oftheEECTreaty)COM(79)308 final
Brussels-5thJune1979
COM(79)308final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ThisproposalforaRegulation presentedinaccordance with
Article149paragraph 2oftheTreatyestablishing theEEC
providesforthetechnical measuresfortheconservation of
fisheryresourceswhichshouldbeadoptedpendingagreement upon
•theCommission proposalconcerning theestablishment ofcommon
rulesfortheconservation andmanagementoffisheryresources and
withoutprejudicetothedecisionwhichtheCouncilmightwishto
takeconcerning themodifiedproposal nowunderdiscussion on
technicalmeasuresfortheconservation offisheryresources.(1)
Itisevidentthattheeffectiveness ofcatchlimitation measures
appliedintheCommunity andincertainthirdcountries is
conditionatedupontheadoptionofrelatedtechnical measures,
giventheinterdependence betweenthesetwotypesofmeasures.
Technicalconservation measureshavetherefore beenproposedfor
thetimebeing,suchasthefixingofmeshesbyarea,aswellas
connectedprovisions dealingwithbycatchesandminimumsizes,
allbaseduponthemostrecentlyavailablescientific recommendations ,
whichhavebeendrawn upwithdueconsideration ofthis
interdependence .
(1)C0MC78)635finalof16.11.78
COM(79)80finalof16.2.79
C0MC79)164finalof23.3.79
C0M(79)200finalof5.4.79

MODIFIED PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
Layingdowncertaintechnical measuresforthe
conservation offisheryresourcesrelatingtothe
meshesoffishinggear,minimumsiz®forspecies
andauthorized by-catchlevels.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticulararticle43,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament (1)
HavingregardtotheEconomicandsocialCommittee (2),
(1)0JN°C6of9.01.1978
(2)Regardgivenon30.3.78

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Whereas theconservation andrational managem entofstocks
depends upon theadoption ofquantitative ortechnical measures
whichf rom acomplex andinterdependent whole ;
< 1 •
1 S ;
t I : --
» Whereas this interdependence isthebasis ofthework ofinternat iona I
scientific organisations whose quantitative recommandations are
/Î ' • • ;
« founded upon technical consideration such asmesh sizes offishery
gear -theminimum size offish when landed and themaximum permitted
! level ofbycatches ;
I '
Whereas the effectiveness ofthe catch limitations applied within
the Community andwithin third countries bordering ontheNorth Sea,
the Skagerrak and theKattegat and certain areas oftheNorth Atlantic
I isconsequently conditional upontheadoption atthesametimeof
| related technical measures ;
»
. Whereas itisnecessary inorder toavoid discrimination and a
distortion ofcompetition between Member States that theconservation
measures betaken bythe Community ,and that itisappropriate that
theCommunity adopt regulating measures based upon themost recently
i available scientific data ,
I
1 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Art à.clo1
1. This Regulation appj-ies tothetaking andlanding ofbiological
resources arising inallmaritime waters tinder thesovereignty or
jurisdiction oftheMember States andsubject toCommunity fisheries
legislation whici *.aresituated inthefollowing regions :
Region 1:Allwaters off the coasts ofGreenland and StPierre et
KiqueIon ;
Region 2:All waters situated inthearea defined byArticle 1of
the North –East Atlantic Fisheries Convention of
24January 1959 north of48°latitude North ,except the
waters inRegion 1;
Region 3:Allwaters situated inthearea defined byArticle 1of
the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention of
24January 1959 south of48°latitude North ;
Region 4:Allwaters off the coast oftheFrench department of
Guyana ;
Region5-All waters off the coast oftheFrench departments of
Martinique and Guadeloupe ;
Region 6:Allwaters off thecoast oftheFrench department of
Reunion .
2. These regions may bedivided according tostatistical sub-areas
ordivisions oftheInternational Council for theExploration of
-heSea (ICES )orsub-areas ordivisions oftheInternational
Convention ontheNoroh–West Atlantic Fisheries (ICNAF )orparts
thereof oraccording toother geographical criterias .
3^Asused inthepresent regulation ,theKattegat islimited inthenorth by
aline drawn from Skagen lighthouse tothe lighthouse ofTistlarna ,andfrom
here tothenearest coast ofSweden and inthe south byaline drawn from
Hasenire Head toGniben Point ,from Korshage toSpodsbjerg ,andfrom Gilbjerg
s
Head tothe Kullen .
TheSkagerrak islimited inthewest byaline drav /nfrom the lighthouse of
Hanstholm tothe lighthouse ofLindesnes and inthesouth by .aline drawn
from Skagen lighthouse tothe lighthouse ofTistlarna andfrom here tothe
nearest coast ofSweden .

Article2
1.Itshallbeprohibitedforanyvesseltouseortohaulanytrawl,danish
seine,orsimilarnet,havinganywheremeshesofasmallersizethanthose
laiddowninAnnexIfortheregionandthetypeofnetconcerned.
TheSeprovisionsshallbeapplicable from1September 1980inRegion2except
ri «
inICESsubdivision' Vilaand-jn^heSkagerrakandKattegat.
2.MeshesusedintheNorthSeasectorofRegion2maybeofthefollowing
sizeuntil31August1980:
Anypartofanynetwithsingletwine 75mm
Anypartofanynetwithdoubletwine'80mm
.... ^
However,byderogationuntil31August1979,theuseofexistingmeshes,the
sizeofwhichisatleast70mmforsingletwineand75mmfordoubletwine,
isauthorized .
MeshesusedintherestofRegion2exceptforICESsubdivision VIIaandin
Skagerrak andKattegatmaybeofthefollowingsizeuntil31August1980:
Anypartofapynetwithsingletwine
Anypartofanynetwithdobbletwine70mm
75mm

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Article3
1,Vesselsmayusetrawls,Danishseinesorsimilarnetshaving
meshsizessmallerthantherespecifiedinAnnex1butnot
smallerthanthosespecifiedinAnnex2andArticles8end.9.
whenfishingincertainregionsforthespecieslistedin
Annex2andArticle 8Theseprovisions donotapplytovessels
trawlingincertainareasforthespecieslistedinAnnex3.
2,WithoutprejudicetoArticles 8and9,inRegion2no
vesselsshalluseanynethavinginthecod-endmeshesofdimensions
between50mmandthosespecifiedinAnnex1forthat
region.

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Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article3andArticle9
-onanyvoyageonwhichonlynetsnotcomplyingwithArticle2§1are
carried,notmorethan10%byweightofallfishonboard,orofany
representative sampleofsuchfishofaleast100kgaftersorting,in
theholdoronlandingmayconsistofsuchspeciesoffishasarelistedin
Annex6,exceptsalmonandtrout,by-catchesofwhichshallbeprohibited;
however,insandeelfishingwithnetsofdimensionsoflessthan16mm,not
morethan10%byweightofallfishonboardatanytimeoronlandingmay
consistofotherspecies.
-catchestakenduringavoyagebyavesselusingbothnetscomplyingwith
Article2§1andothersnotcomplyingwiththisparagraphmustrespectthe
percentagefixedintheprecedingindentonlyastothequantitiestaken
withnetsnotcomplyingwithArticle2§1.Incaseswheretheskipperofthe
vesselhasnotkeptpreciserecordsallthefishonboardwillbeheldto
havebeentakenwithnetsnotcomplyingwithArticle2§1.
2.However,paragraph 1shallapplyonlyfrom1January1981tofishing
forshrimpofthespeciesCrangonincertainareassituatedwithina12-
milelimitcalculatedfromMemberStates'baselines ,wherethisisnecessary.
3.Paragraph 1shallapplyfrom1January1981totheKattegatInthe
intervalbeforeparagraph 1becomesapplicablethepercentagereferredto
inthisparagraphshallbe15%

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Artxcle 5
1. Theappropriate minimum mesh size shall bemeasured in
accordance with Annex 4*
2. Nodevice shall beused bymeans ofwhich themesh inany
part ofafishing net isobstructed orotherwise effectively
diminished .This provision does not exclude the use ofthe
devices referred toinAnnex 5»
4••/•••

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Article6
•j#Undersizedfishshallnotberetainedonboardanyvesselbut
shallbereturnedimmediately tothese«».andshallnotbelanded,
transported,sold.,displayed ,orofferedforsale*
2mAfishshallberegardedasundersizedifitssize,measured
fromthetipofthesnouttotheendofthetailfin,issmaller
thentheminimumsizespecifiedinAnnex6forthevariousspecies
andregions.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph 1,onanyvoyageonwhichanynet
notcomplyingwithArticle2(1)iscarried,notmorethan10£
bvweightofallfishorofanyrepresentative samplethereofofat
leist100kgonboard,aftersorting,intheholdoron*
landing,Bayatanytineconsistofundersizedfish,aaspecifiedin
paragraph2,exceptsalmonandtrout,by-catchesofwhichshallbeprohibited.
Suchfishshallnotbelanded,transported,cold,displayedorofferedforsale
forthepurposeofhumanconsumption.
rorsaithecaughtintheSkagerrakandintheKattegat,1Q£byweightof
eachtotallandingoranyrepresentative partthereofmayconsistofundersized
saithe.
C«€>/O

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Article 7
1« Fishing for herring ofasize smaller than 20cmmeasured
from the tip ofthe snout tothe end ofthe tail fin orcatching
a.number ofherring per unit weight greater than anumber to
bedetermined shall beprohibited .However ,intheKattegat ,
theminimum size forherring shall be18cm.Article 6§1 shall
apply ;.Int^leKattegat andtheSkagerrak ,theminimum size forherring shajj
be18cm.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1,landings ofherring may consist
ofupto1($byweight ofherring which areundersized or
underweight expressed asamaximum number ofherring per unit
ofweight ♦
3. Mackerel smaller than 30cmmeasured from the tip ofthe
snout tothe end ofthe tail finmay not becaught for industrial
purposes other than human consumption .Article 6§1shall
apply '.
4. Notwithstanding paragraph 3»landings ofmackerel for
industrial purposes other than human consumption mayconsist
ofupto20fabyweight ofundersized mackerel .

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Ai-t.icleg
1.NovesselfishingforNephropsshalluseanytrawlwhichhasinanypart
meshesofdimensionssmallerthan70mminRegion2and60mminRegion3»"both
measuredinsinsrletwine,
2.FishingforNephropsofatotallengthsmallerthan86mminRegion.2and
71mminRegion3»measuredfromthetipoftherostralspinetotheend
ofthetelson,orcatchinganumberofNephropsperunitofweightgreaterthan
anumbertohedeterminedshallbeprohibited.Article6.§1shallapply,
3.BywayofderogationfromthefirstindentofArticle4§-]..»theby~catches
ofprotectedspeciestakenduringeachvoyageofanyvesselfishingforNephrops
incertainmaritimeareasinRegions2and3mayconstitute uptoamaximumof
50/tbyweightoftheentirecatchonboardoranyrepresentative samplethereof
weighingatleast100kg,aftersortingeitherintheholdoronlanding •
i
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromthe
Commission,shalldefinethemaritimezonesconcernedbefore1July1979.••
4,Paragraphs1,2and3shallapply:
-from1September1979.inRegion2;
-from1January1982inRegion3,
5,Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and4»theminimummeshand
fishsizeauthorizedinfishingforNephropsintheSkagerrakandKattegat
shallbefixedat70mmand130mmrespectively.

ΑΓΪΙΟΙΘ9
ThefollowingmeasuresshallapplytovesselsfishingforNephrops
untiltheprovisionslaiddowninarticle8takeeffect:
*
a)Region2exceptSkagerrakandKattegat
Until31August1979:
-.theminimummeshsizeshallbe55-60mm;
-theminimumfishsizeshallbe70mm;
-thepercentageforauthorizedby-catchesofthespecies
listedinAnnex6shallbe40%.
b)SkagerrakandKattegat
Weshesusedwitheffectfrom1July1979mustbeofaminimalsizeof
45mm,
c)Region3
Until31Décembre1979:
-theminimummeshsizeshallbe45-50mm;
-theminimumfishsizeshallbe70mm;
-thepercentageforauthorizedby-catchesofthespecieslistedin
Annex6shallbe60%.
From1January1980to31Décembre1981:
-theminimummeshsizeshallbe50mmmeasuredinsingletwineand
55rammeasuredindoubletwine;
-theminimumfishsiz<.shallbe70mm;
-thepercentageforauthorizedby-catchesofthespecieslisted
inAnnex6shallbe60%.

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ArticLe10
1.IntheKattegat,theuseofbeamtrawlsshallbeprohibited.
2.Insideanareawithin12milesofthemainlandcoastsofBelgium,
Germany,theNetherlands,France,theUnitedKingdom,Irelandandthe
westcoastofDenmarkasfarasthelighthouseofHirtshals,measured
fromthebaselinesfromwhichtheterritorialwatersaremeasured,no
vesselexceeding50GRTor300bhpshalltrawlforsoleorplaicewith
anybeamtrawl.
Theuseofothertypesoftrawlsspeciallydesignedforcatching
flatfishshallbeprohibitedforvesselsdefinedinthepreceding
paragraphingrowingareassituatedwithin12milesofthemainland
coastsofBelgium,theNetherlands,Germanyandthewestcoastof
DenmarkasfarasthelighthouseofHirtshals.
Normayvesselscarrysuchbeamtrawlsorothertrawlswithin,the
aforementioned areasunlesstheyareproperlylashedandstowedin
suchawaythattheymaynotbereadilyused.
Notwithstanding paragraphs 1and2,vesselscoveredbythebanand
fishingforotherspeciesintheareamaynotretainonboardsole
andplaiceinanamountexceeding10Xbyweightoftheentirecatchon
board.
3.IntheSkagerrakandintheKattegattheuseoftrawlswithsmallermesh
sizethan32mminsidea3milelimitfromthecoastlinefrom1stJuly
to15thSeptembershallbeprohibited.
However,whentrawlingwithinthisarea:
a)fordeep-waterprawn(Pandalusborealis)orshrimpameshsizeof
30mmshallbeallowed,
b)foreelpout,gobiesorskorpionfish,tobeusedforbait,meshsizes
smallerthan32mmshallbeallowed.

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Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels/
fortheCouncil
ThePresident

«14-ANNEX1
Minimummeshsizereferredtoinarticle 2
REGION TYPEOFNET MINIMUM MESH
SIZE(inmm)
1 All 120
2North
Sea(aïAnypartofanynet
madeofsingletwine80
Anypartofanynet
madeofdoubletwine90
2"
OutsideNorthAnypartofanynet•
madeofsingletwine75
Sea(a)Skagerrak
andKattegatand
IrishSea
(ICESVIla)Anypartofanynet
madeofdoubletwine80
I
L
2Skagerrak and
KattegatSeinenet/orsuchpart
ofanytrawlnetasis.
madeofsingletwineand
contains nomanilaor
sisal70
Suchpartofanytrawl
netasismadeofdouble
twineandcontains no
manilaorsisal75
Suchpartofanytrawl
netasismadeofmanila
orsisal80
2IrishSea
(ICESVila)Anypartofanynet
madeofsingletwine70
I
IIAnypartofanynet
madeofdoubletwine75
3 Anypartofanynet
madeofsingletwine60
Anypartofanynetmade
ofdoubletwine65
4 Ail 45
5and6 p.*. *• 1■p.m.
a)Forthepurposeoftheregulation,theNorthSeashallberegardedasbeing
ICESsub-areaIVandtheadjoiningpartofDivisionHaandthepartofICES
divisonIliawhichisnotcoveredbythedefinitonofSkagerrakandKattegat
giveninArticle1§3insofarastheyaresubjecttotheSovereigntyor
jurisdictionofaMemberState.

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Annax 2
SPECIES •wlniimm meca
size .lacm
BSGÍON 1Polar cod (Boreogadu3 çalda ) 16
Capelin .(Iflallotus villocus ). •»
♦ • . .
Blue Y.Tiiting '(J£icronesl3ti\»3 pout assou) ."
Argentine .(Argentina -spp> "
Herring (Clupea harepgus ) ■
LIolluscs . "
Silvcr pout (Gadiculus thorii ) . , » .
Kcphrôps (Nephrops norv'egicus ). ,>
Norway pput (Trisopterus eszoarkii ) "
Pravm3 (Paxidalus spp ) .
except asspecified belows ; .
Pravmo inICNAF Sub-area 1(offshore ) 40
'Redfiah inICNA?"Division '33? .^none
Clupeoid fish other than herring •"
Eels (Anguilla anguilla ) .. «
Grcat weevers (Trachinus draco ) "
Horse nackerel (Trachurus .trachurus ) "
Iiacl:ercl (Scomber sconbru a) . "
Saadcel3 (AÉnodjrtidae ) ■f. "
Saurj *(Scomberesox saurus)' •
Shrinps (Crangonspp) :~m
Scelts (Ossierus app) M.
•*•/••«

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(1)REGION 2Herring (Ciupea harengus ; 16
except asspecified below
Herring intheSkagerrak and intheKattegat
-llacl:erel (Scomber cc-osbrus ) ■
Horse nackerel (Trachurus trachurus )
Sprat (Clupea sprattus ) * ■
Norway pout (Trisopterus .esffiarkii ) . m
Blue whiting (Micrones i3tius pout assou) "
Argentine (Argentina .spp ) » ■
Prav.T-s (Pandalua opp ) ».
Ghrinpo (Crangon spp ) ••
except asspecified below : •
Shrinps within 12miles ofthe ma-tnl end none ,
coast ofthe Llenber States
Ecls (except elvers )(Anguilla anguilla ) .
Croat v/covers (Trachinus draco ) * 16
llollus C3(except cuttlefish -sepia officinalis ) 16
Sand eels (Annodytidae ). ' • _ *jaono
except asspecified belows .
.Sand eels inICES Sub-area IVia "the
period between 1November and the
last day ofFebruary inclusive and
inICES Sub-area Ilia South (Kattegat )between ••
1August andthelast dayofFebruary inclusive 16
Capelin .(iCallotus villosus ) "
Saury (Scoœberesox saurus ) "
Snelts (Osiaerus spp) ' '■
Sardines (Sardina piiehardus )
Grey gurnards (Eutrigla gurnardus ) '"
(1)Except inSkagerrak andKattegat forcertain species

"If
Skagerrak-Kattegat
Herring(Clupeaharengus) 32
Mackerel (Scomberscombrus) 32
HorseMackerel(Trachurustrachurus) 32
Deepwaterprawns(Pandalusborealis) 30
Argentine(Argentinidae ) 30
Sandeel(Ammodytessp.) 16
•intheSkagerrakduringtheperiodbetween1st
NovemberendthelastdayofFebruary
inclusive
Shrimp(Crangonspp.andLeanderadspersus)
-inside4miles 16
fromthebaselines
-outsidethe,4miles
fromthebaselines 30
Garfish(belonebelone) 16
Greygurnard<Eutnglagurnardus) 16

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REGION3.Bastardsole(Dicoloslossa "-aneata) 40
Sardine(Sardiaapîlchardus) 20
Prawns(Pandalus'spp)*•.' "
Shrimps(Cran/joaopp).
Eels(exceptelvers).(Anguillaanguilla) 20
Sprat(Clupeasprâttus)' \6
Anchovy(Encraulisèncrassicholus ) "
Sandeél(Ammodytidae ) -
Herring(Clupeaharengus)■ 40
Horsemackerel(Tradrumsttrachurus) "
Kadcerel(Scombersconbz-ua). "
•••/•••
0

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SPECIESANDAREASFORY/HICHSMALLMESHNETSARENOTAUTHORIZED
•BlueWhiting(Micromesistus poutas&ou),•inthatpartof
Region2tothesouthoflatitude52°30'^Nandwestof
longitude7°00'W;
Bastardsole(Dicologlossa cuneata),inallpartsofRegion3
out3idcalineconnectingthefollowingpointo,wherethofirot
sentenceofArticle.3(1)appliesforvesselsnotexceeding150bhp-
* ••
46°16*latitudeNorth,01°36*longvÇudeWest(Pharedesbaleines)
46005flatitudeNorth.,0lo44*longitude Y/est
45040'latitudeNorth,01o34*longitudeWest
44040'latitudeNorth,01°34'longitude Y/est
andthendueeasttothecoast;
Shrimpandpravna,outsidethe12-milelixaitmeasuredfroa'the
baselinesof'theterritorialwatersinRegion3»

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Annex 4
KETHOD OPMEASURING KESH' SIZES
Theminimum mesh size shall hesuch that when themesh is
stretched diagonally lengthwise ,aflat guage 2mmthick
oftheappropriate width passes through iteasily .
Themesh size ofanet shall hedetermined bytheaverage ofthe
measurements ofanyseries oftwenty consecutive meshes ,atleast
• * ' • •
tenmeshes from thelacings ,measured intha cod–endofthenet
beginning atthe aft endandrunning parallel tothelong axis *
IntheSkagerrak and intheKattegat ,thetopside oftheCod-end
should bemeasured .When measuring mended meshes should beavoided .

ANNEX 5
PROVISIONS REFERRED TOINARTICLE 5
1." Any canvas ,netting ,orother material attached totheunder­
side ofthecod–endofatrawl net .forthepurpose ofpreventing
wear ortear ,-fastened tothecod–endonly along theforward and
lateral edges ofthe device .
2, Astrengthening "bagmade ofheavier material than the cod-end
andhaving aminimum mesh size of80mm,attached totrawl nets
with meshe3 ofdimensions smaller than those specified inAnnex 1
with the exception ofthose nets mentioned inArticles 8and 9.
When fishing with 16mmnets orless intheSkagerrak andintheKattegat
anextra strengthening bagwith aminimum mesh size of35mmmay beapplied
for theyear 1979 only ". ~
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2,achaferoracover made ofapiece
ofnetting consisting ofthe same material asthecod-end ,having
inall itsparts amesh -twice themesh -size ofthecod-end and
■
-fastened tothecod-end along theforward ,lateral andrear edges
only ofthenetting insuch away that -each mesh ofthenetting
coincides with four meshes ofthe cod-end ,may beattached totrawl
nets with meshes ofdimensions smaller than those specified' in
Annex 1inRegions 2and 3and toall trawl nets inRegion 1«
1.When fishing intheSkagerrak andintheKattegat ,itshall bepermitted
touseintrawl nets andDanish seinesa non-return netwith asmaller mesh
'sizeinside thenetinfront ofthelacings ofthecod-end ,ofsuchalength
that itcannot extend rearward ,beyond thecod-end lacings
5.When fishing intheSkagerrak andtheKattegat ,thedevices
mentioned inparagraphes 2and3maynotbeused simultaneously .

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Annex6
MINIMUMFISHSIZE(CM)
REFERRED TOINARTICLE6
ThatpartofHeaaon1 ,insideic£5'Sub-areasIt.2^
V,XIIand>LIV –
Cod(Gadusmorhua) 34(a) 3030
Haddock(Melanograjnxais aeglefinua )31 2727
Hake(Uerlucciusmcrlucciua) 30 •3030
Plaice(Pl&uroncctea platessa) .25 25<*)25
Witch(Glyptocephalus cynogloasua )28 2823
Leaon-sole(LSicrostonruskitt) 25 2525
Sole(Solcasolea) 24 2424.
Turbot(Psettamaxima) 30 3030
Brill(Scophthalnus rhombus) 30 3030
î.".ornrn(Lepidorhombus spp) 25 25 25
Yfaiting(J£erlanGiu3merlarfgus) 27 '27<**>23
Dab(Linandalimanda) 15 15(***)15
Saithe(Pollachiusvirens) 35. 30.30
CosmosseabrccLn(Pagelíuacantábrichus )
«12
Redmullet(Uullussurauletua) 15
Bacs(Dieentrarchuslabrax) fortherecord25
Congereel(Congerconger) 53
Polla'ck(Pollachiuspollachius) 22
Ling*(xolva molva) fortherecord 63
Shad(AlosaBpp)c? «a»30
Sturgeon(Acipenserstruric) 145
Greycrallet(Lîugilspp)ρ
msr mm20
Salaon(Salnosalar?' 48
Trout(Salmotrutta)--•ν23
Flunder(Plastichthysftesus)i
■■■V 20
intheSk'gerrakandintheKattegat;.{
<*)27cmintheSkagerrakandintheKattegat
(**)23cmintheSkagerrakandintheKattegat
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(a)Theminimumsizeinsub-areaICNAF1isAOcm.