CELEX: 51978PC0635
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Date: 1978-11-16
Title: Modified proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (submitted to the Council by the Commission in accordance with Article 149, indent 2 of the EEC Treaty)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(78)635 final
                                                Brussels , 16 November 1978
                          Modified proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
               on technical measures for the conservation of
                              fishery resources
     ( submitted to the Council by the Commission in accordance with
                 Article 149 , indent 2 of the EEC Treaty )
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 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The present proposal submitted In conformity with Article 149 paragraph 2 of
the Treaty , is a revised version of the Commission 's proposal as elaborated
in the Council ( 1 ) to take into account
- drafting errors or mistakes which have become evident since January 1973 ,
- amendments proposed by the Commission in its Proposal for a Regulation
     laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery
     resources ( C0MC78 ) 490 of     22 September 1978 which was submitted to the
    Council together with a Proposal for a Regulation laying down measures
    for the Nephrops fishery ( COM ( 78 ) 491 of 22 September 1978 ),
- some further measures applied by Member States which are in conformity
    with the aims of the Regulation and the scientific advice available ,
- scientific advice given by the Advisory Committee on Fishery Management of
    the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and by a Group of
    National Scientific Experts assisting the Commission in the drawing up of
    Proposals for the Conservation of Fishery Resources .
Substantive amendments to the previous proposals include :
- Redrafting of Article 6 ( 3 ) to prohibit the utilisation for human consumption'
    of undersized fish of protected species ,
- Introduction of a minimum landing size for herring in the Kattegat in
    Article 8(1 ) and increase of the minimum mesh size for herring in Kattegat
     and Skagerrak ( Annex II ),
- Decrease of the minimum landing size for Nephrops in Articles 9 and 10 ,
- Prohibition of the use of beam trawls in the Kattegat and limitation of the
     area where certain vessels are not allowed to fish with trawl specifically
     arranged for catching flatfish in Article 13 ,
                                                                                    f
~ Increase of minimum landing size for whiting and fixing of such size for        f
    Bass in Region 2 .                                                            (
 ( 1 ) See document R / 163/ 78 ( AGRI 49 / RELEX 2 ) Part III
       Easis : C0M(73 ) 7 final ( see C0M(77 > 515 final ) of 16 January 1978c
 ---pagebreak---                     COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) -
                                      on
                             technical measures
                for the conservation of fishery resources
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic,
Community ,
                                         . .                '
Having regard to Regulation ( EEC ) No        / 7° of
establishing a Community system for the conservation and management
                         1
of fishery resources ( ), and in particular Article 2 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                          2
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ( ),
 ( VoJNo
   2»       .     .                -
 ( ) OJ No C 6 of 9 January 1978 .
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC ) No     /7S of
 requires the Council to adopt the conservation measures necessary
 to achieve the protection, cf fishing grounds and fish, stocks and
 the "balanced exploitation of fishery resources ;
Y/hercas , to prevent discrimination and distortion of competition
"between Llember States , it is indispensable that conservation
measures should be taken by the Community ;
Y/hereas until now Member States have applied certain conservation
measures either on their own initiative or as a result of
                                                              *
 recommendations or proposals from the relevant international fishery
 commissions ;
 Y/hereas these latter measures are largely based on scientific findings
 which have already been accepted by Member States ;
 V/hereas , as a first step these measures should be adopted , provided
  that they are consistent v/ith the conservation aims of the Community ;
                                                                        • .
 V/hereas measures which, are not of a permanent nature should be
  taken by means of additional regulations on a yearly basis ;
                              /
  Whereas the minimum mesh sizes for protected species in the North Sea
  should be increased and in that respect measures should be based on
  the scientific information given by the International Council for the
  Exploration of the Sea ( ICES ), although additional information on
  other areas seems necessary ;         "                           .•
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas ,  according to the same information , nephrops should "be
excluded   from the species to be caught with snall-meshed nets ;
whereas ,  however , a transitional period should be fixed during which
the mesh   size for nephrops should be , increased in all parts of the '
North East Atlantic to the mesh size already required in the most
important areas ;
Y/hcreas , subject to Community examination , tlembcr States may , in
cases where conservation is seriously threatened , take conservation
measures in addition to those contained in the present Regulation ;
Whereas urgent new conservation measures and detailed rules on the
implementation of this Regulation may be necessary ; whereas such
measures and rules should be adopted in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No       /78 , *.
                                                                  *
                                                     /
                                          t               ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : .
 ---pagebreak---                                   Article 1
         This Regulation applies to the taking and landing of biological resources
arising in all maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the
Member States and subject to Community fisheries legislation in the following
Regions :                                         '
                                                    *
Region 1 : all waters off the coasts of Greenland and St. Pierre et Miquelon ;
Region 2 : all waters situated in the area defined by Article 1 of the North
               East Atlantic Fisheries Convention of 24 January 1959 north of 48°
               latitude North except those in Region 1 ;
Region 3 : all waters situated in the area defined , by Article 1 of the North East
               Atlantic Fisheries Convention of 24 January 1959 south of 48° latitude
                                                                                t
       i       North;           ;                                             h
                                                                              ■«
     i                                                           , '       »      '
Region 4 ; all waters off the coast of the French department of Guyana ;
                                       ■ '    '         i)             .       i
Region 5 : all waters off the coast of the French departments of Martinique
               and Guadeloupe ;                           ( •
                                                                                    \
                                '                       I                      '    '
Region 6 : all waters off the coast of the French department of Reunion .
     '       ■   .  .              .       ..   '     .     ...          •   ,
         The regions may be divided according to statistical sub-areas or divisions
of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ( ICES ) or sub-areas
or divisions of the International Convention on the North West Atlantic Fisheries
( ICNAF ) or parts' thereof or by other geographical .criteria .     '
 ---pagebreak---                                        Article 2
         No vessel shall use or tow any trawl , Danish seine or
 sipilar net . 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 a               .......
 .          Hesh sizes smaller than those fixed for these zones in
   Annex I may be used in the North Sea- Section of Region '2 as follows : v;
                                                                   un llimetres
   - until 31 December 1978 :
        any part of any net in single twine                             70
        any part of any net in double twine                             75
   - from 1 January 1979 until 31 December 1980 :
       any part of any net in single twine                              75
       any part of any net in double twine                              80
J,          The Council shall , in the light of the relevant available
   scientific information , re-examine before 1 April 1979 the
   mesh dimension fixed in Annex I for regions 'and types of net and,
    acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Comission,
    ta2;e suitable measures , in particular as regards the cie3h
    dimensions for trawls to be used for catching whiting in the
    North Sea and the mesh dimensions used for fishing in
     ICU3 Divisions Ilia. Via, b and VIIa9 b # cv d, e , f, g, h.
     0 / k.
                                       Article 3          '    .    v
                                                                 *
             When fishing . in certain regions for the species listed in Annex II and
     Article 9 vessels may use trawls , Danish seines or similar nets having mesh
      sizes smaller than those specified in Annex I but not smaller than those spe
      in Annex II and Articles 9 and 10 . These provisions do not apply to vessels
     trawling in certain areas for the species listed in Annex III .
 ---pagebreak---                                        - 6 -
2.           Without prejudice to Articles 9 and 10 , in Region 2 , no vessel shall
    : use any net having in the cod-end meshes of dimensions between 40 millimetres
      and those specified in Annex I for that region , except in waters each of a
       line drawn from Hanstholm to Lindesnes .
                                    Article 4
1.           Notwithstanding Articles 3 and 10 :
      - catches of such species of fish as are Listed in Annex VI taken during a
      voyage by a vessel carrying only nets not complying with Article 2(1 ) may not
      exceed 10% by weight of all fish on board or of any representative sample
      thereof of at least 100 kilograms after sorting , in the hold or on landing ;
      by-catches of salmon and trout shall be prohibited ; however , in the case of
      fishing for sandeel with nets of dimensions of less than 16 millimetres , not
      more than 10% by weight of the fish , or any part thereof exceeding 100
      kilograms , on board ship at any time or on landing may consist of other species .
      - catches taken during a voyage by a vessel using both nets complying with
      Article 2(1 ) and others not complying therewith shall respect the percentage
      fixed in the preceding indent only in the case of the quantities taken with
      nets not complying with Article 2(1 ).    Where the master of the vessel has
     not kept precise records in accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation ( EEC )
      No .            / 78 of              laying down certain fishing supervisory
      measures applicable to Member State vessels ( 1 ) all the fish on board shall
      be deemed to have been caught by means of nets not complying with Article 2(1 ).
2.           Paragraph 1 shall apply with effect from 1 January 1981 to fishing
      for shrimp of the species Crangon within a 12-mile limit measured from the
      baselines of the Member States .
3.           Paragraph 1 shall apply with effect from 1 January 1981 to the Kattegat
      ( ICES Division Ilia south of a line drawn from Skagen to Pater Noster Lighthouse ).
             Until paragraph 1 becomes applicable the percentage referred to therein
      shall be :
     - 20 % until 31 December 1978 ;
     - 15 % from 1 January 1979 to 31 December 1980.
                                                                             m m m* m m m
( 1 ) 0J No L
 ---pagebreak---                                     Article 5
       The appropriate minimum mesh size shall be measured in accordance
with Annex IV ,                                                    •
       No device shall be used by means-of which the mesh .          .           –
in any part of a fishing net may be obstructed or otherwise effectively             r
diminished .    This provision does not exclude the use of the devices
referred to in Annex V.
        ,                                                                               *
                                     Article 6                           '
       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 .
                                                                        m
     , A 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 ,                             >
        Notwithstanding paragraph 1 , on any voyage on which any net
not complying with Article 2(1 ) is carried , not more than 10J&
by weight of all fish on board or of any representative sample thereof of at
 least 100 kilograms , after sorting ,- in the hold or on landing , may at any time
 consist of undersized fish as specified in paragraph 2 ; by-catches of salmon
 and trput shall be prohibited .   Such fish shall not be landed , transported , sold ,
 displayed or offered for sale for the purpose of human consumption .
 ---pagebreak---                                      - 8 -
     i'                            Artlcla 7
        Articles 2(1 ) and 6 shall not apply to whiting fished by vessels
   not exceeding 150 brake horsepower east of a line drawn from Hanstholm
   to Lindesnes provided that the landings thereof do not include other species
   of fish listed in Annex VI .
                                   Article 8
1.       Fishing for herring of a size smaller than 20 centimetres measured
   from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail fin or the catching of a
   number of herring per unit weight greater than a number to be determined
   shall be prohibited . In the Kattegat , however , the minimum size for herring
   shall be 18 centimetres . Article 6(1 ) shall apply .
2.       Notwithstanding paragraph 1 , landings of herring may consist up to 10%
   by weight of herring which are undersized or underweight expressed as a
   maximum number of herring per unit of weight .
3.      Mackerel smaller than 30 centimetres measured from the tip of the snout
   to the end of the tail fin may not be caught for purposes other than human
   consumption .  Article 6(1 ) shall apply .
4.      Notwithstanding paragraph 3 , landings of mackerel for purposes other than
   human consumption may consist of up to 20 % by weight of undersized mackerel .
                                   Arti cle 9
1.       No vessel fishing for Nephrops sha 1 1 use any trawl which has in any part
   meshes of dimensions smaller than 70 millimetres in Region 2 and 60 millimetres
   in Region 3 , both measured in single twine .
2.       Fishing for Nephrops of a total length smaller than 86 millimetres in
   Region 2 and 71 millimetres in Region 3 measured from the tip of the rostral
   spine to the end of the telson , or the catching of a number of Nephrops per
   unit of weight greater than a number to be determined , shall be prohibited .
   Article 6(1 ) shall apply .
3.       By way of derogation from the first indent of Article 4(1 ), the by-catches
   of protected species taken during each voyage of any vessel fishing for Nephrops
   in certain maritime areas in Regions 2 and 3 may constitute up to a Maximum of
   50 % by weight of the entire catch on board or any representative sample thereof
   weighing at least 100 kilograms , after sorting , either in the hold or on landing .
 ---pagebreak---          The Council , acting by a qualified, majority on a proposal from
the Commission , shall define the maritime zone3 concerned "before
1 July 1979 .       ,  .                                                  /
4.          Paragraphs 1 , 2 and 3 shall apply:
      - from 1 September 1979 in Region 2 ;          /                      ^
      - from 1 January 1982 in Region 3 .
5.          By way of derogation from paragraphs 1,2 and 4 , the minimum
      mesh and fish size authorized in fishing for Nephrops in the
      Skagerrak and Kattegat ( ICES Division Ilia ) shall be 70 millimetres
      and 130 millimetres respectively .
                                                                     m
                                     . Article 10                 ,
         The following measures shall apply to vessels fishing for
iiNephrops until the provisions laid down in Article 9 take effect ;
 ( a ) Region 2
             Until 31 August 1979 :
        - the minimum mesh size shall be 55-60 millimetres;'*
                                                       •    %
        – the minimum fish size shall be 70. mi llimetres ;
        - the percentage for authorized by-catches of the species listed
          in Annex VI shall be 40£ .
 ---pagebreak--- ( b) «fegioa 3
              Until 31 December 1979s
     r   •
      r the minimum mesh size shall be 45 - 50 millimetres ;
      - the minimum fish size shall be 70 millimetres ;
      - the percentage for authorized by-catches of the species listed
         in Annex VI shall be 60$ .
              Prom 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1981 :
       - the minimum mesh size shall be 50 mi I limetres measured in single twine
         and 55 millimetres measured in double twine ;                   *•
       - the minimum fish size shall be 70 millimetres ;             * ;
       - the percentage for authorized by-catches of the species listed
           in Annex VI shall be 60$ .
                                                                                • 9 ■
                                         Article 11
        Fishing for salmon in that part of Region 1 east of 44°W and in
Regions 2 and 3 shall be prohibited outside '12 mile's , measured *frc5m the base
"lines of the Member "States .       - "                                  ,
                                         Article 12
        For the protection of spawning grounds and nursery ^ areas , fishing
 for the following species shall be prohibited in the following areas
 and periods :                                         . *
 ---pagebreak---                                         ,- η
       f
1 . Redfish
    ( a ) Northern area from the coa3t of Greenland at latitude 67°00 N
          to :
          - latitude 67 o 00 * N , longitude 30°30 » W
          - latitude 65°40 * N f longitude 30°30 * W
          - latitude 65° 40 * N , longitude 3 1 ° 50 • W
          - latitude 65°30' N , longitude 33° 10 * W
          - latitude 65 0 10 f N , longitude 34 Cl 00 , W         ■ • '
          - latitude 65° 10 * N , longitude 35°00 * W
          - latitude 640 45 f N , longitude 35°20 * W
                                                                           1»
          as far as the coast of Greenland , at latitude 640 35 f
     ( b) Southern area from the coast of Greenland at latitude 64°20 * IT
                                    /
           to :                                               '
          – latitude 64°20 * N # longitude 36°20' W
          - latitude 63° 50 * N , longitude 36° 50 * W
                                             ■              .
                                                            •   *
                                      /               ■   \
                                                                        • • •/ • ♦
 ---pagebreak---          - latitude 63° 15 * N , longitude 39°30 « W '
         - latitude 63° 45 * N , longitude 39°30 * W
         as far as the coast of Greenland at latitude 63 0 45 , U *
2.         Fishing for herring in ICES Division VI' a . shall be prohibited
    every year from 15 August to 30 September in the maritime area
    bounded by a line joining the following points :
    - the Butt of Lewis
    - Cape Wrath
    - to the north , at latitude 58°55' N and longitude 05°00 * V/
    - to the west , at latitude 58° 55 * N and longitude 07° 10' Y/
    - to the south-west , at latitude 58° 20 * N" and longitude 03° 20*. W
    - to the south , at latitude 57°40' N and longitude 08°20 * Vi£
                                      Article 13
1#         The use of vessels which carry out processing operations other
    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                rmam limit shall be
    prohibited#
 2.       In the Kattegat , the use of beam trawls .shall be prohibited .
 ---pagebreak---      Jnside an area within 12 miles of the mainland coasts of Belgium , Germany ,
the Netherlands , and the west coast of Denmark as far as Hirtshals lighthouse ,
measured from the baselines from which the territorial waters are measured , 'no
vessel exceeding 50 Gross Registered Tons or 300 brake horsepower 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 .
     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 catch on board .
                                   Article 14
     The use of purse seines for herring fishing within the area bounded by
latitudes 49° and 52°3Q'N and longitudes 5° $nd 9°W ( Celtic Sea ) shall be
prohibited .
                                   Article 15
     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 .
 ---pagebreak---       Fish caught for the purposes set out in the first
subparagraph in contravention of the other provisions of this
Regulation may not be sold , displayed or offered for sale .
                              Article 16
                                                        «
       In the case of strictly local stocks of interest to the
 fishermen of one Member State only , that Member State may take
measures for the conservation and management of those stocks ,
provided that such measures shall not conflict with Community
 provisions .
       Before adopting these measures the ilember State concerned
 shall obtain the agreement of the Commission on the finding
 that these stocks interest only the said Lember State . m
       The other Hember States and the Commission shall "be
 informed of any such measures .
                              Article 17
       Where the conservation of fish stocks calls for immediate
 action , the Commission may , by way of derogation from the
 provisions of this Regulation , adopt any measures necessary
 in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 14 of
 Regulation ( EEC ) No       /78 .   Measures may also be adopted to
 this end which have " not been specifically provided for in
 the present Regulation .
        Where the conservation of certain species or fishing
  grounds is seriously threatened and where any delay would
  result in damage which would be difficult to repair , the
  coastal State may take appropriate non-discriminatory
  conservation measures in respect of the waters under its
  jurisdiction .                        •
        These measures , together with an explanatory memorandum,
  shall be .   notified      to the Commission and the other iieaber
  States by telex a3 soon as they are decided on.
 ---pagebreak--- 4. -      within 10 days from receipt of such notification,
    the Commission shall confirm , cancel or aaend the measures *
   The Commission decision shall be immediately notified to
    the other Member States .                f
5.        Any Member State may refer the Commission decision to "the
    Council within 10 days of receiving the notification
    referred to in paragraph 4 .
6.        The Council , acting by a qualified majority , may adopt
    a decision differing from the Commission decision within 30
   days of the natter being referred to it .
                                Article 18
                                                                f ..
      Detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation shall
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14
of Regulation ( EEC ) No   ■  /78 .
                                Article 19
      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December / 1978 *
                                                          {-
       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States .
                                       Done at Brussels ,
                                                For the Council
                                   •        *      '»
                                                 The President
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 16 -
                                                                 ANNEX I
                  MINIMUM MESH SIZE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
  REGION                  TYPE OF NET                     MINIMUM MESH
                                                          SIZE ( IN MM )
      1             Alt                                       120
      2              Any part of any net
outside
                    made of single twine            ;i       . 70
   North                                             ι
     Sea                                             I
               I
     (a)
                     Any part of any net                       75
                     made of double twine
                     Any part of any net
      2                                                        80
                     made of single twine
   fJorth
     Sea
     (a)
                     Any part of any net
                                                               90
                     made of double twine
                     Any part of any net
                                                                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 .
                                                                             • • •/• • •
 ---pagebreak---                                    - . 17– -
                                     •     •   /
                                                                      ΑΓΠΓΕΧ II
                     SPECIES                                       Uinima
                                                                   size . in ma
                                                                                 occh
EEGIOIf 1 Polar cod ( Boreogadus salda)                                    16
          Capelin ( Kallotus villosus )                                     M
          Blue \7hiting (!£icromesistius poutassou)                         "
          Argentine ( Argent ina spp )                       . * .          M
          Herring ( Clupea harengus )                ..
                                                           -                "       •
          LIollus es                                                        "
          Silver pout ( Gadiculus thorii )                                   M
          Nephrops ( Nephrops 'norvegi eus )       .                     ,   "
          Iîorv/ay pout ( Trisopterus esmarkii )                             w
          Pravms ( Pandalus spp )                                            " .
          except as specified below : .
          Pravms in ICNAF Sub-area 1 ( offshore )                          40
          Redfish in ICNAF Division 3P                  ' .            , none
          Clupeoid fish other than herring                                   '•
          Eels ( AnguiLLa anguilla )                                         m
          Great weevers ( Trachinus cLraco )                                 *
          Horse mackerel ( Trachurus trachurus )                              M
          I£acl:ercl ( Scoiaber sconbrus )                                    M
           Sandeels ( Anmodytidae )              s                            "
           Saury ( Scomberesox saurus )                                       •»
           Shrinps ( Crangon spp )                       #
           Smelts ( Osmerus spp )                                             "
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 18 -
REGION 2 Herring ( Clupea harengus )                         16
 ^       except as specified below :
         Herring in ICES Sub-area Ilia                      32
         Mackerel ( Scomber scombrus )                       16
                                                              II
         Horse mackerel ( Trachurus trachurus )
         Sprat ( Clupea sprattus )
         Norway pout ( Trisopterus esmarkii )
         Blue whiting ( Mi cromesisti us poutassou )        "
         Argentine ( Argentina spp )
         Prawns ( Pandalus spp )
         Shrimps ( Crangon spp )                             "
         ( except as specified below :
         Shrimps within 12 miles of the mainland            none
         coast of the Member States
         Eels ( except elvers ) ( Anguilla anguilla )        16
         Great weevers ( Trachinus draco )                   "
         Molluscs ( except cuttlefish - sepia officinalis )
         Sandeels ( Ammodyti dae )                           none
         except as specified below :
         Sandeels in ICES Sub-area IV in the
         period between 1 November and the
         last day of February inclusive and
         in ICES Sub-area Ilia South ( Kattegat ) between
         1 August end the last day of February inclusive .  16
         Capelin ( Mallotus villosus )                       "
         Saury ( Scomberesox saurus )
         Smelts ( Osmerus spp )
         Sardines ( Sardina pilchardus )                     20
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 19
                                         a *
                                             -
REGION 3 Bactard sole ( Dicologlossa cuneaia)         40
         Sardine ( Sardina pilchard'us )          y   20
         Pravrns ( Paadalus spp )                      *
         Shrinpo ( Crangon spp )                       w
         Eel3 ( except elvers ) ( Anguilla angui Ua ) or
         Sprat ( Clupea sprat-fcus )                  15
         Anchovy ( Engraulis encrassicholu3 )          »•
         Sandeel ( Arriva dytidae )                    n
         Herring ( Clupea harengus )                  40
         Horsc nackerel ( îrachurus trachurus )        n
         îûaclcerel ( Scomber scombrus )               «
 ---pagebreak---                                        ' - 20 -
                                                                                ANNEX ill
     SPECIES AND AREAS FOR WHICH SMALL MESH NETS ARE EOT AUTHORIZED
1.        Blue Whiting ( Micromesistus poutassou ), in that- part of Region°2 to the south
 of latitude 52°30 * N and west of longitude 7°00 * Wj
2»        Bastard sole (Dicologlossa cuneata ), in ali parts of Region 3
    outside a line connecting the following points , where the first
    sentence of Article 3(1 ) applies for vessels not exceeding 150 bhp :
          46°16 * latitude North , O1 0 36 * longitude West (Phare des baleines )
          46 o 05 f latitude North , 01°44 * longitude West
          45040 * latitude North , 01°34' longitude West
          4404O » latitude North , 01°34 * longitude West
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    and then due east to the coasts                                                      '
3#        Shrimp and prawn , outside the 12-aile limit measured fron tho
    baselines of the territorial waters in Region 3 J
4 « Norway pout ( Trisopterus esmarkii ), in that part- of Jthe North Sea bounded by a Line
    connecting the follov/ing points :
    – East coast of United Kingdom at 56° 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 of United Kingdom at 58° 30 * latitude north •               . ;
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                                                                Α27ΤΓΕΧ IV
                        METHOD OP MEASURING MESH SIZES
       The minimum mesh size shall be such that when the mesh is
stretched diagonally lengthwise of the net a flat gauge 2mm thick
of the appropriate width passes through it easily . When the net consists
of- non-syntheti c fibres , it shall be measured wet .
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       The mesh size -of a net shall "be determined by the average of the
measurements of any series of twenty consecutive meshes , at least
ten meshes from the lacings , measured in the cod-end of the net
beginning at the aft end and running parallel to the long axis#
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                PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5(2 )
      Any canvas , netting , or other material attached to the voider- '
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 ,
      A strengthening bag made of heavier material than tho cod-cnd
and having a minimum mesh size of 80 mm, attached to trawl nets
with meshes of dimensions smaller than those specified in Annex
with the exception of those nets mentioned in Articles 9 and 10 .
      Notwithstanding paragraph 2 , a chafer or a cover . made_.6.f a piece
oS 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
orfly of the netting in such a way that each mesh of the netting
coincides with four meshes of the cod-end , may be attached to trawl
  i
npts with meshes of dimensions smaller than those specified in
Annex I in Regions 2 and 3 and to all trawl nets in Region 1 •
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                          SZINIT.7JIJ FISH SIZE ( CM )
                         REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6
                                          That part of Red on 1                         ,
                                      inside 1C''6 Jub -areas II . Be^0a           Be^on
                                             v. xii L~a xiv      "•  ±               1
Cod ( Gadus morhua )                               34(a)             30              30
Haddock ( tlelanograramus; 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 sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo ) •. . .«. –                     –              12
Red mullet ( 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 ) The minimum size in sub-area ICNAF 1 shall "be 40 cm
  ( b ) Except landings of saithe caught in the area east of a line dravna
        from Hanstholm to Lindesnes .
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