CELEX: 51978PC0490
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Date: 1978-09-22
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION LAYING DOWN CERTAIN TECHNICAL MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES. (Submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                               COM(78)490 final
                                               Brussels . 22 September 1978
                       PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
                    LAYING DOWN CERTAIN TECHNICAL MEASURES
                  FOR THE CONSERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES .
                  (Submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 COM ( 78 ) 490 final
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                                                   •   v .
                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
          The present proposal ," submitted in conformity with Article
  149 paragraph 2 . of the EE.C Treaty / refers to* the provisions on
  Nephrops ot the Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down
  technical measures for' the conservation of fishery resources of
                .      (1) - ' ;       . . , .     . .     . . . *    . .* .V : ' '
  13 October 1977            as amended . Consideration of this subject by
. the Councit i ^ urgent so as to eliminate avoidable difficulties
  for the fishermen concerned in this fishery .
  insofar as the provisions of . the abovementioned Regulation are not
  contained in the present proposal or in the proposal for a Council
            f      '                     '   *   "          " '
  Regulation laying, down certain technical measures for the conservation
  of fishery resources , they stand as proposals from the. Commission , arid
  the Commission reserves its right to submit these provisions , with any
  formal drafting modifications which may prove v necessary , separately to
  the Council.       . -    , ' • ■, ■ •' : v                      ■ . ' ■
                                               4
   ( 1 ) O.J. No . C 278 of 18.11.1977 , modified 30 November 1977 .
 ---pagebreak---                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                     laying down certain technical measures
                    for the conservation of fishery resources
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,       ' . ■ ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economi
                                                            χ
Community , and in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ( 1 )>
( 1 ) OJ No . C 6 of 9 January 1978
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        Whereas , pending agreement' on the Commission proposal for a common fisheries ' v
        policy , those technical measures for the conservation of / fishery resources
        which are applied 'by Member States should be adopted as Community Regula­
       tions .         -   "                          "v                                                     •
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION                :   .
                                       •     -    .       Article 1   (1)       ' -
  1.      •      This Regulation applies to the taking and landing of biological
         resources arisjng in all maritime waters under the sovereignty or
         jurisdiction of 'the Member States and subject" to Community fisheries
     ,           ••  •                         .                 •                       *              •
         legislation which are situated in the areas . defined byArticlfi 1                               of
         the North East At ia'nt.ic Fisheries Convention of. 24 January 1,959 and
 .       Article 1 - of the International - Convention ; for the North We s.t Atlantic
         Fisheries of 8 February 1949 .                    " .       V ^ -
 2 . ,k           These areas shall be sub-divided into- four regions , defined                           '•
         as fol lows :        ■ ' ■.     : .                              ' - •     ■
         Xa ) 1     ( all waters off the coasts of Greenland and St * Pierre
                       et Miquelon ) ;
         ( b ) 2 ( all waters north' of 48° latitude North except those defined
       '               under subparagraph ( a ) ).;
 .       ( c ) 3 ( all "waters sout.h of 48° latitude North );                                       ~
         ( d ) 4 ( all waters off the coast of the French department of Guyana ).                              -
                                                               -    ,       - , ...   -,         • .. ,
   3.-'*'         The regions may be divided according to st at i sti ca I sub-areas "
^        or divisions of the International Council for the Exploration o"f the
    J    Sea ( ICES ) or sub-areas or divisions of the International Convention on
         the North We,st Atlantic- Fisheries ( ICNAF ) or parts thereof .
          ( 1 ) Article . '1 would be accompanied by^ the following statements
                "'The Council consider ; that the phrase " biological resources " refers
                only to fishery resources' at this stage ".                                ' . .
 ---pagebreak---                                 Article 2
      No vessel shall use or tow any trawl , Danish seine or similar ,
net , gill net or purse seine which has in any part meshes smaller than
those specified in Annex I for the relevant region and type of net .
      These provisions shall apply from 1 January 1981 in the North
Sea section of Region 2 .                    <
      Mesh . sizes smaller than those fixed for these zones in Annex I may
be used in the North Sea Section of Region 2 as follows :
- until 31     December 1978 :                                          '           *
   any part of any net in single twine                .               \ 70 mm
   any part of any net in double twine                                    75 mm
- from 1 January 1979 until 31 December 1980 :
   any part of any net in single twine            .                       75 mm
   any part of any net in double twine                                    80 mm
              *      -*
      The Council shall , in the light of the relevant available scientific
information , re-examine before 1 November 1978 the mesh dimension fixed in
Annex I for regions and types of net and , acting by a qualified majority
on a proposal from the Commission , take suitable measures , in particular
as regards the mesh dimensions for trawls to be used for catching whiting
in the North Sea and the mesh dimentions used for fishing in ICES Divisions
Ilia , Via , b and Vila , b , c , d , e , f , g , h , i ( or j )> k .
                               Article 3
                                                                            i   ' •
      Vessels may use trawls , Danish seines or similar nets having mesh sizes
smaller than those specified in Annex I but no smaller than those specified
in Annex II when fishing in certain regions for the species listed in Annex I ]
These provisions do not apply to vessels trawling in certain areas for the
species listed in Annex III .
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                                                               " λ _
  2.'      " In Region 2 , no vessel , shall use any net having jn the 'cod-end :
      meshes of dimensions between 50 mm .and those "specif led in Annex I for
.     that region , except in waters east of a line drawn from, Hanst^olm to
. .. Lindesngs .               ■   _ :■
  3.            Nets used in accordance with, paragraph 1 shall . not be used for
      catching other species *                   ' '."V ■                 " ' . "    ;
                 If vessels are fishing for certain species , in certain zones , or
      during certain periods for whichv the utilization of nets with meshes '              /
      smaller than tho^e specified in this Regulation is' 'not '.authorized, _ such ,
      nets must be stowed in accordance with the conditions set out- in Annex .VII
      in order' that they may not be readi ly used .                  -     • ;     1    -
                                        Article 4
                 Notwithstanding Article 3(3 ) and Article 10 :
      t on any voyage on which only nets not . complying with Article 2(1 ) are
     - carried , not . more , than 10% by.-iweightAof all *fish on board or of any
          representative sample thereof of. at least 100 kg after sorting , in the
       - hold or on landing , may consist ol such species of fish as are listed in
          Annex VI , except salmon and trout , by-catches of which shall be prohibited ;
           however , in the fishery for sandeel with nets of - mesh 'dimensions of less
          than 16 mm , not more than 10% by weight of the fish ,, or any part thereof,
          exceeding 100 kg , on board ship at "any time or on landing may consist of
          other species .                              ~ ■
             , ?*• ^                      y        ■_   .  _ ;    ■ . ■ \       . -
      " catches taken during a voyage by a vessel using both nets complying with
          Article 2(1 ) and others not complying with this paragraph must respect the
          percentage' -fixed in the preceding indent as to the quantities, taken with
           nets not complying with Ar.ticle 2(1 )*-
  2.             Paragraph 1 shall apply from 1 /January 1981 to prawn, and shrimp fishing
       within a .12-rni le limit calculated from Member States's baselines < 1 ) .
       < 1 ) This provision would be ac        jpanied by the following statement ,:
              " The Council notes that th ; Commi ssion intends to carry out a .
           . detailed scientific study          the problem of by-catchies in the
               course of shrimp fishing .". ..       ,
                                                                                       t ../ ..
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3.       Paragraph 1 shall apply from 1 January 1981 to the Kattegat
   ( ICES Division III ^ south of a line drawn from Skagen to Pater Noster
   lighthouse ) .                           '
         In the interval before Article 1 becomes applicable the percentage
   referred to in this paragraph shall be .:                        «
   - 20% until 31 December 1978 ;                                               *
   - 15% from 1 January 1979 to 31 December 1980 .
                                   Article 5
1.       The appropriate minimum mesh size shall be measured in accordance
   with Anftex  IV .
2.       No device shall be used on a vessel by means of which the mesh in
   any part of a fishing net is obstructed or otherwise effectively diminished .
   This provision does not exclude the use of the devices referred to in Annex V.
                                   Article 6
                                              *                  <
1.       Undersized fish shall not be retained on board any vessel but shall
                                                    *
   be returned immediately to the sea and shall not be landed , transported ,
   sold , displayed or offered for sale .
2.       Fish shall be regarded as undersized if its size , measured from the
   tip of the snout to the end of the tail fin , is smaller than the minimum
   size specified in Annex VI for the various species and regions . -
3.       Notwithstanding paragraph 1 , on any voyage on which a/iy net not
   complying , with Article 2(1 ) is carried , not more than 10% by weight of
   all fish . or of any representative sample thereof of at least 100 kg - on
   board,' after sorting , in the hold or on landing , may at any times consist
   of undersized fish as specified in paragraph 2 .
                             »   .
                                                                           •/• • •
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                                           , . Article  .
                                                          7 1
                                                              . -    .                 :
       . Article 2(1 ) and Article 6 shall not apply to whiting fished by '
vessels not exceeding 150 'bhp east of a line drawn- from Hansthola
to" Lihdesnes provided- that landing's , thereof do not include other
species of fish listed in Annex VI , • \                                    *'
                                                Article 8        ,         /
1.               Except in ICES Diyision- Ilia east' of • a line drawn from Skagen :
       to Pater . IToster lighthouse fishing for herring of a size smaller ^
       than 20 cm measured , from the tip of the cfiout to the end of the
       tail fin or catching a number of herring per unit weight greater
       than a number to be determined shall be prohibited .                    Article , 6(1 )
         shall apply , _                                           \                        _ '
 2,              notwithstanding paragraph 1 , landings , of herring may consist
   " of up to 10% by weight of herring whi ch are undersized or underweight expressed ,
       as a maximum number of herring per-unit of weight . v :              "     - v
  3;              Mackerel smaller than 30 cm measured from the tip of - the .
     >. snout to the end of' the tail fin may. not be . caught for industrial
          purposes other than human consumption . ' Article 6(1 ) shall - apply#
4> -            Notwithstanding paragraph 3 , Landings of mackerel "for„industrial purposes
   ■ t other than . human consumpt ion may7 consist of up to 20% by 'weight of undersized
           mackerel .   , .•      .                                                    >        -v' -
                                                                                           •è ■
                   ■n           .              Arti cle 9                       '   v
                 Fishi,ng for salmon in that part of Region 1 east of 54°W' and in
                                            •         *            -     &
                                                                                                 ;
           Regions 2 and 3 shall be prohibited outside the waters situated within
           a limit of 12 miles - measured from the base lines of the Member States .
                 -                  /   '■    Article 10        •      -   - *>
                      For the protection of spawning grounds and growing areas , fishing, for .
               the- following species shall be prohibited in the following areas and periods
 ---pagebreak--- Redfi8h
( a ) Northern area from the coast of Greenland , at latitude 67°00 N
       t<5 :                               '
       – latitude 67°00® N , longitude 30°30 * W
       – latitude 65°40 * N , longitude 30°30 * W
       – latitude 65° 40 * N,, longitude 31° 50' W
       – latitude 65°30 r N , longitude 33° 10 * W
       – latitude 65° 10 * N , longitude 34°00 * W         ■ - *
       – latitude 65° 10' N , longitude 35°00' W
       – latitude 64° 45 * N f longitude 35°20 * W
                                                                   »
        as far as the coast of Green! and at latitude 64°35 * K *
                                                                 r
 ( t>) Southern area from the coast of Greenland at latitude 64°20 * N
        to :                                             •
        - latitude 64°20 * N , longitude 36°20' W
            latitude 63 a 50 f N. longitude 36° 50 * W
                                                       »
 ---pagebreak---           - latitude            W , longitude 39°30 f W
             latitude 63° 45 * N f . longitude 39° 30 * W                         .   ;
    *      as far as the coatft of Greenland at latitude 63° 45®
            Fishing . for herring in ICES Division'viXa) shall be prohibited
    every year from 1$ August to 30 September in the maritime area
                                                                                    ν
    bounded by a line joining the following points : .
    - the Butt of Lewis                                *
 ■ - Cape-. Wrath' V -/. . - ^                                              '
    - to'the north , at latitude 58°55' N and longitude 05°00 * W                       .
     - to the west , at latitude 58°55 * N „and longitude 07° 10 * V/
    - to the south-west , at latitude 58°2C' N and longitude 03° 20**. W
     - to the south, at latitude 57°40VN and longitude 08 0 20 *
                        •4                ■
                                            Article 11_- N
                                                   i   ■
                                                                    -   - .
                                                                          ;
                 ?         *            ·                   '   ν
             The use of vessels which carry out processing operations othor
      than the salting , boiling and shelling of. prawns and shrimps ," or                '
      filleting , freezing and- the ' reduction of offal and unavoidable
      by-catches taken within the authorized maximum limit sliall be
      prohibited* 0 )                                                         '
                                                         /
                                                           / ■
                                                     /
                                                                      Λ
( ) The adoption of paragraph 1 would be - accompanied by the following
        statements            ,   . ■■■        /<■            •   • . .  „      ,
  .     " The Council , on a proposal .from the Commission , will if necessary
          supplement this provision to take account of technological -
          developments . which may occur in processing on board vessels ."
 ---pagebreak--- 2.            Inside an area within 12 miles of the mainland coasts of
     Belgium , Germany , Prance , Ireland , the Netherlands , the United
     Kingdom, and the we3t coast of Denmark as far as Hlrtshals fyr,
     measured from the baselines from which the territorial
     waters are measured , no vessel exceeding 50 CRT or                              ' • '
   - 300 bhp shall trawl for sole or plaice with any beam or other
      trawl specifically arranged for catching flat fish . Nor shall
      vessels carry such beams or trawls within the aforementioned areas
     unless these are properly lashed and stowed in such a way that
      they may not be readily used . ( 1 )
              Notwithstanding the first subparagraph , vessels, fishing for
      other species in the area shall not retain on board sole and
      plaice in an amount exceeding 10$ by weight of the entire                   m
      catch on board .
                                                                               >
                                       . Article   12 '            *
          The use of purse semes for herring fishing within the area
bounded by latitudes 49° ojid 52°30' N and longitudes 5° and 9° W
 ( Celtic Sea ) shall be prohibited .
                                         Article 13
          This Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations
 conducted solely for the purpose , of scientific investigation ,
 artificial restocking or transplantation by vessels authorized
 by a Member State for that purpose , or to fish caught in the
 course of such operations . .The Member States concerned shall
 inform the Commission that authorization for such operations has
 been granted .                                                        ,
        Fish" caught for tfffe purposes set out in the first sub-paragraph may not be
  sold ; displayed or offered for sale .
.( 1 ) The adoption of paragraph 2 of Article 11 would be accompanied by the
        following statement : . ,
        " On a proposal by the Commission , the Council will consider in due course
          whether on the basis of available scientific data the ban on the use of
          beam trawls should be extended beyond the 12-mile areas ."
                                                                          • • ©/ •• t
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                             Arti eie 14
     This , Regulation shall enter . into ^ orce on 1 October T978.
        :           • '   -              - .                               4
     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
                                             «      '  . ·'   '     11 ' ·  ·
applicable . in all Member States .
                                               Done at Brussels ,.. ,
                                                       For the Counci I
                                                         The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   ANNEX    I
                 MINIMUM MESH SIZE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
    REGION               . TYPE OF NET                     MINIMUM MESH
                                                           SIZE  ( IN MM )
                     .                      (
      1              AU                                       *120
      2           - Any part of any net
  outside                                                       70
                     made of single twine
    North     J
     Sea                                     .       !
     (a)
                     Any part of any net                        75
                     made of double twine
                     Any part of any net
      2                                                         80
    North
                     made of single twine
  •  Sea
     (a)
                    sAny part of any net
                                                                90
                     made of double twine
                     Any part of any net
               I           - • -                                60
                     made of single twine
      3
                     Any part of any net
                                                                65
                     made of double twine
      4              Ail                                        45
( a ) For the purpose of the Regulation , the North Sea shall be regarded as
      being ICES - Division VII ( d ), ICES Sub-Area IV and the adjoining part
      of Division II ( a ) .           . insofar as they are subject to the
      sovereignty or jurisdiction of a Member State .
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                                            ;
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              .- ;           "        ' . ■ SPECIES       .                               size , in . cm
   BEGION 1 Polar cod ( Boreogadusi salda)                                                       16
                                Capolin ( Mallo tua vili oc U3 ) -
                  '             Blue V/hiting ( SCicroiaesistius poutaasou)
                '          ' Argentine (Argentina sppj
                              . Herring ( Ciupea harengus ) _
                   '     '      Lîolluscs                             •
      •   ' -                          f*     '      ♦* '
     .                   v Silver pout ( Gadiculus thorii )
                                Ncphrops; ( Nephrops ) ' ''      -              \     •
                                Norway pout ( Trisopterus esmarkii )
    ' v                         Pîravms (Pandalus spp )
                     •        : except as specified below :             "         . .
                                Prawns in ICNAF Sub-area 1 ( offshore ) .                        40
                                Redfish in 'ICNAP Division 3P . /                               non'e
                       * , Clupeoid fish other than , herring
  .                          ". Eels            ' -?         ■'                         .
                                 Great weevers " ( Trachiftus - draco )
        *                       Horse mackerel ( Trachurus trachurus ) "
         -v                - iuacl:ercl ( Scomber, scoaorus )
              ' ■             * Sonde 613 ( Anrnodytidae ) .            "*•      V
1                                Saury ( Scomberegox saurus )       ■
                                 Shrinps ( Crangon spp )        - .
                        ■ ' .> Snelts ( Osmerus spp )
                                                                            . /
                                                                                                          ./
                                                                                                      9 • •/ « m 9
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REGION 2           Herring ( Clupea harengus )
                '.Mackerel ( Scomber sconbrus )                                      *-
                   Horse cackerel ( Trachurôs ti-achurus )                 -         M
                   Sprat ( Clupeà sprat tus )                                        N
                   Norway pout t, Tris opt erus . esmarkii )                         «•
              ' Blue v/hiting ( Hi crones is tiu3 pout as sou)           1           »
                   Argentine ( Argeniina s.pp )                                      H
                   Prawns ( Pandalus opp^)        •                                  n
    ■ . ' •        Shrinps ( Crangon spp )                                           M
< _                except as specified below ;
                   Shrinps within 12 miles of the znainland                        none
                   coast of the Member States
                   Eels ( adults )                                 .
                   Great v/eevers ( Trachinus draco )        ' •                     «
                   Molluscs                                                  .        „
            _      Sande cis. ( Annodytidae )                                  . ' nonQ
                   except as specified below:'                , ^
               . Sandcelo in ICES Sub-area XV in the                   '            is
              ■ period between' 1 November and the
                   last day of February inclusive
                  .Capel-in ( Kallotus villosus )                                    «
                   Sauxy ( Sccmberesox saurus )               .'     '               F
                   Snelts ( Os merus spp )                       ■                'm
 ---pagebreak--- REGION 3 Bastard sole' ( Bicologlossa -cun.ea"ta)
       . /- Sardine ( Sardina pilchardus )          •
          ' Pravms (PandaJLus ? pp ) .
           • ♦           s
                                              '   ,    . •
    ) .        Shrimps • ( Crangon spp )                   ,
               Ecls ( adult3 )            . •
               Sprçit ( Clupea sprattus )       •
               Añchovy, ( Encraulic encrássicholtis ).
 .    _ * - 3ande el ( Amm-pdyt.idac ) ■              ' - ;
               Herring- ( Clupea barengus ) > »          ■;
               Hors e mackerel . ( Trachurus traciiurus )
               Mackerel ( Scomber scombrus )             V
 ---pagebreak---                                                         ANNEX III
 SPECIES AND ÀREAS FOR WHICH SMALL KESH HETS ARE HOT AUTHORIZED
      Blue Whitxng , in that part of Region 2 to the south of         ,
latitude 52°30 * N and west of longitude 7°00 * W ;
      Bastard sole ( Dicologlossa cuneata ), in all parts of Region 3
out3idc a line connecting the following points , where the firbt
sentence of Article 3(1 ) applies for vessels not exceeding 150. bhp :
                                                        *
      46,;> 16 , latitude North , 01°36' longitude West (Phare des baleines )
      46°05 * latitude Horth , 01°44' longitude West
      45°40 * latitude North , 01°34 * longitude Y/ est
    - 44040 * latitude North ,. 01°34 * longitude West
and then due east to the coast ;                        -       ,
                                            ■ *           •
      Shrimp and prawn , outside the 12-mile linit measured fron the
baselines of the territorial waters in Region 3 :
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                                              •/- .             .    '.-AWWBC 'IV
                     METHOD OP KSASURIITCr. *K5SH SIZES                       . '
    - The minimum mesh, si£e shall be such that; when the mesh is v
Btretched diagonally _ lengthwise of the net" a flat gauge '2nra' thicks
of the appropriate width passes through it easily when the net is
• .. £he mesh size- of a ne^ shall ■ be det ernxined by ■ the 'average of the
measurements of any series of twenty , consecutive. meshesV' at least . '
ten meshes from the lacings- , - ' measured in the . pod–end of .the jiet ,       •
beginning at. tlie aft end and ruiining parallel to , th€ long axis®
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                      ΑΙΠ;Ε:: ν
                                             - 17  -                                 «MnmaHnM
                          - PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE - 5 ( 2 )
    1.          Any canvas , 'netting , or other material attached to the under­
      . side of the cod-end of a trawl net . for the purpose of preventing
         wear or . -tear , fastened to the cod-end only along the forward and
         lateral edges of the device'.
    2„           A strengthening bag made of heavier material than the cod-end
          and having a minimum mesh size of 80 mm , attached to trawl nets
          with meshes of dimensions smaller than those specified in Annex I ,
• 3.             Notwithstanding paragraph - 2 , a chafer or a cover made of a piece
          of netting consisting of the same material as the cod-end , having
          in all its parts a mesh twice the mesh size of ' the cod-end and
          fastened to the cod-end along the forward , lateral and rear edges
          only , of the - netting- in' s\\ch a way that each mesh of the r»e'cting<
  •     . coincides with four meshes of the cod-end , say be - attached to trawl
          nets with, meshes of dimensions smaller than, those specified in
       , Annex I in Regions 2 and- 3 and to all trawl net ?              R ■?. £.! on 'i „
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                                      V                 ,                                                            Α1ΠΤΖΧ VI
                                MINIMUM FISH SIZE' ( CM ) >■
                               REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6
.       .                -                       That part of Region 1                             Ee^ion
       -                                      insi de
                                             " ! ' V » - XII and XtV
                                                                       Liu t>'"r:T.e. as                 I                         Region
  f" '                                                                  / - ■ -■ :                                                        »    ■*
  Cod' ( Gadus morhua) ,           • v ■                -            34(a)                               30                                 30
  Haddock ( Melanogrammis aeglefinus )                     '         31                           V . 27                                    27
  Hake _ ( Kerluccius merluccius ) ,                           . 30                       .              30                                 30
  Plaiqe ( Pleuroncctes platessa ) . , ,                          1 25                                   25 "                               25
  Witch ( Glyptocephalus cynogiossus1) .                              28                                  28 .                              23
  Leaon sole ( Mi crostonrus kitt ) -                        -        25                          -,       25                          ; 25 '
  Sole ( Solea solea )                  . •                           24                    *         ■; 24                                 24 > ■
  Turbot ( Scophthalmus maxiraus )                                    30                                  30            .                   3°
  Brill ( Scophthalnus rhombua )                    -                 30                                   30                         ,, 30
  l-ie^rirn ( iepidorhombus spp )                 v    ' V            25                                   25                  :             25
  Yfniting . ( l'erlangiu3 meriangus )                                23                                   23                ;         .. 23        '
  Dab ( Limanda limanda )-                                       " 15 .<■ . v           . -                15                                15
  Saithe/(Pollachius virens )                    -                  . 35         ;              :          30 (b ) * 30
  Gommon sea bream ( Pâgellus cantabrichus )                              .       ;;                                                         12
  Red mullet ( Kullus surrauletus ) ' ,                          ^      –              v                                                • 15 ^
  Bas 3 ( Die entrar chus labrax )                             ; .      – -        ,    .                         «■  .
                                                                                                                                             25
  Conger. eel '(Conger conger )                                         –.                                                                    53
  Pollack (Pollachius pollachius )                                      –                                                      r'             22
   Ling (Inolva molva )                              •     '         ; –             * ."     .                                               63
   Shad ( Alosa spp ) > " -                 ■ "           .*■ '         –t                               t
                                                                                                                                              30
   Sturgeon ( Acipenser sturio ).                                        –           -                        4
                                                                                                                                            1 45 ;
   Grey mullet ( Mugil spp ) . . ■                                                                                                            20
   Sa] m on .- (Salnio salar )                                           r                                                           .        48
   Trout ( Salmo trutta ),                      , '                 v                                                                         23
                                                                                                   : ' ■: .       / *'
                                                                                                                                 •      *         V
                                                                                                                                   • *. ■ „ ' V " J
    ( b ) Except landings of saiths -caught ■ in the arefi.. - east                               f a line drD.vTO.-
          . 'from Hanstholm to Lindcsnes *
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                       • CONDITIONS REFERRED TO    *
                            IN ARTICLE 3(3 )
     In the case of a trawl or of a Danish seine , the cod-end
should be dismantled ^ in other words ,. it should no . longer . be
joined to the other components of the trawl *
     In the case of a purse seine or gill net * the net may not
                                «
be on deck but must ba stowed dry in a place sat as ids for this
purpose ,                               , .                         ♦'