CELEX: 51983PC0215
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Date: 1983-05-11
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 171/83 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                  COM(83) 215          final
                                                                  B r u s s e l s , 11 May 1983
                                         Proposal for           a
                                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
    amending R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1 7 1 / 8 3 l a y i n g down c e r t a i n       technical
             measures f o r       the  c o n s e r v a t i o n of fishery          resources
                 (submitted         to the     C o u n c i l by t h e   Commission)
 COM(83) 215  final
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                                                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. The p r e s e n t       proposal provides                      for      amendments t o              C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n (EEC)
   No.     171/83 of           25 J a n u a r y 1983 (1)                    l a y i n g down c e r t a i n         t e c h n i c a l measures
   for     the      c o n s e r v a t i o n of       fishery           r e s o u r c e s i n order to enable the                         Council
   to    decide
   -   before         31 J u l y 1983 on t h e                  i n c r e a s e o r m a i n t e n a n c e of mesh s i z e s f o r                     certain
       a r e a s and s p e c i e s and t h e b y - c a t c h                       rate    i n shrimp f i s h e r y            as p r o v i d e d f o r        in
       Articles          2 , 4 and 8 o f               the       regulation;
   - on t h e         incorporation                 of   fishery            rules        for  the      S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t          agreed
       between the              C o m m u n i t y , Norway and Sweden on 5 May 1 9 8 2 ;
   -   the m o d i f i c a t i o n         of     a number o f               r u l e s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e most             recent         scientific
       advice,          in p a r t i c u l a r       t h a t g i v e n by t h e            Commission's S c i e n t i f i c                and T e c h n i c a l
       Committee f o r               F i s h e r i e s (STCF) t a k i n g                account       of     t h e d e c l a r a t i o n s made at
       the      C o u n c i l of        25 J a n u a r y 1 9 8 3 ;
   -   drafting           improvements               which         i n c l u d e the t r a n s f e r          of    some p r o v i s i o n s ,         hitherto
       contained            i n the         regulation             on T A C s , q u o t a s and c o n d i t i o n s               of    fishing           (2),
       i n t o the        regulation              on t e c h n i c a l m e a s u r e s i n v i e w o f                their       permanent            nature.
   The b a s i s o f          each of           t h e p r o p o s e d amendments i s                   shown i n t h e a t t a c h e d               comparative
    table.
      2.    As f a r      as t h e mesh s i z e               i n c r e a s e s are concerned the                        Commission r e c a l l s
            the p r o v i s i o n s         of     R e g u l a t i o n No. 171/83 a c c o r d i n g t o                    which
            -   t h e mesh s i z e s h a l l be i n c r e a s e d , f o r                      white f i s h           i n the North S e a ,
                f r o m 80 mm t o 90 mm w i t h e f f e c t                            from 1 January 1984;                      however,          the
                Council          s h a l l d e c i d e , before                 31 J u l y 1 9 8 3 , w h e t h e r        and u n t i l        which
                date      this        i n c r e a s e s h a l l be d e f e r r e d ,            whether           fishing        for     s o l e by
                vessels          e x c e e d i n g 300 bhp i s t o be exempt                            f r o m s u c h i n c r e a s e and
                whether          t h e mesh s i z e           for        the f i s h i n g      for     s o l e by v e s s e l s not
                e x c e e d i n g 300 bhp w h i c h had been f i x e d                            at    7 0 / 7 5 mm ( d e p e n d i n g on the
                twine used)               s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d ( A r t i c l e            2 paragraph              2 w i t h Annex             I);
            -   the      C o u n c i l s h a l l d e c i d e , b e f o r e 31 J u l y                  1983, whether               t h e mesh s i z e
                i n
                       the     E n g l i s h C h a n n e l s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d from 75 t o 30 mm ( " A r t i c l e
                2 paragraph                3);
   (1)     O . J . N o . L 2 4 o f 2 7 . 1 . 1 9 8 3 , p . 14
   (2)     F o r 1983 C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) N o . 1 7 2 / 8 3 - O . J . N o . I 24 o f                                        2 7 . 1 . 8 3 , p. 30
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    -  the      Council, s h a l l          d e c i d e , before            31 J u l y      1983, whether              the  Nephrops
      mesh s i z e s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d i n w a t e r s                      off     Ireland         and i n R e g i o n 3
                                                     J
       (Article           4 paragraph              L ).
 On t h e      first         item,      the      general        mesh s i z e i n c r e a s e f o r             white f i s h      in    the
 North       S e a , no new i n f o r m a t i o n             has become a v a i l a b l e               which would          justify
deferring             further         the     i n c r e a s e d e c i d e d by t h e           Council.               STCF a l r e a d y   in
 its     Second Report                ( S E C ( 8 0 ) 1750)          "very       definitely"             drew a t t e n t i o n t o       the
 strong         recommendations                  of    the    Advisory           Committee           on F i s h e r y     Management
 (ACFM)        to     i n c r e a s e the        mesh s i z e i n t h e           North        S e a , the       Skagerrak        and
Kattegat            to    90 mm ( i t e m 5.1               of     the      Report).             In    its     Third      Report
 (SEC(81)           1995)       STCF p o i n t s        out     that       the     i n c r e a s e f r o m 80 t o        90 mm w o u l d
 have no e f f e c t            on c o d , p l a i c e        and s a i t h e        fisheries;              for      haddock     and
w h i t i n g the          long-term          g a i n s would outweiyh                   short-term            losses,       although
 the     short-term              losses in           certain        whiting fisheries                    might        cause   serious
problems.                 It    s h o u l d be n o t e d ,         however,          that      the     Community          caught       little
more t h a n         half       its     TAC f o r       w h i t i n g i n the          North       Sea i n 1 9 8 2 .          For     both
haddock          and w h i t i n g c o n s i d e r a b l e g a i n s w o u l d                result       from a l a r g e       decrease
 i n the       q u a n t i t y of       fish      discarded            (item 3.4           of    the      Report).
Concerning s o l e , the                    Commission proposes to                         exempt        vessels        exceeding
300 bhp f i s h i n g             for     s o l e from the            i n c r e a s e by 1 J a n u a r y 1984 b e c a u s e               the
Third        STCF R e p o r t        continues            that      the      short-term            l o s s e s i n the      sole
fishery          c o u l d be u n a c c e p t a b l y         high       if    the     mesh s i z e was i n c r e a s e d           to
90 mm, w h e i e a s t h e              long-term           g a i n s w o u l d be 5% s i n c e t h e mesh s i z e                    at
present          i n use was l e s s t h a n                the     80 mm l e g a l l y          required.              The C o m m i s s i o n
will      be p a r t i c u l a r l y        vigilant          concerning             the     enforcement             by Member        States
of    the      80 mm mesh s i z e i n t h e                   sole fishery               (except         for    vessels       not
e x c e e d i n g 300 bhp)              and c o n s i d e r s t h a t          a d e c i s i o n on a mesh s i z e              increase
s h o u l d be d e f e r r e d          to    1 July        1985 when t h e              effective           mesh s i z e w i l l       have
been 80 mm f o r                some t i m e .            For v e s s e l s n o t          e x c e e d i n g 300 bhp f i s h i n g         for
sole       in    the      North      S e a , the        C o m m i s s i o n , when p r o p o s i n g           that     a decision         on
the     i n c r e a s e of        mesh s i z e s h o u l d be d e f e r r e d                until       31 December          1984,
takes       account           of    STCF a d v i c e        (Fifth         Report        -   SEC(83) 1 5 2 , item             2.3)
according            to which           there       i s no d e f i n i t i v e         scientific            a d v i c e on t h i s      topic,
pending a d v i c e which                   ACFM has been a s k e d t o                     provide.
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     Again f o l l o w i n g          STCF a d v i c e , t h e        Commission proposes t o d e l a y the                          derision
     on t h e       i n c r e a s e of      t h e mesh s i z e        for    whitefish          i n t h e E n g l i s h Channel                 -for
     Nephrops i n waters around I r e l a n d                          p e n d i n g the      result         of    further       scientific
     studies.
     Finally,           the     Commission p r o p o s e s , f o l l o w i n g             STCF a d v i c e , t o m a i n t a i n         the
     a l l o w a n c e of       50% b y - c a t c h e s i n t h e         shrimp f i s h e r y ;          whitefish       w i l l be      protected
     by an a d d i t i o n a l          limit       of     10% f o r   undersized             whitefish.
3.   The i n c o r p o r a t i o n        of     the     fishery      rules for          the      S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t     concerns
     b y - c a t c h e s and t h e m e t h o d s t o measure t h e                   s i z e of        shellfish.
4.   The amendments on t h e b a s i s o f                         scientific          recommendations a g a i n d e a l w i t h
     shellfish;              it    i s proposed that               the    complicated             r u l e s on s h e l l f i s h and m o l l u s c s
     i n the         Channel w i l l           be e s t a b l i s h e d by t h e Management Committee                          procedure.
     The p r o p o s a l f u r t h e r           follows       scientific          a d v i c e by t h e         introduction           of a
     minimum s i z e f o r              m a c k e r e l i n R e g i o n 2 and by t h e               r e d u c t i o n of the         allowed
     b y - c a t c h of        undersized mackerel to                     10%.
     The C o m m i s s i o n has f i n a l l y              followed        scientific           advice concerning                  the
     increase of               the    minimum mesh s i z e f o r                herring        in Region 2 .
  5. With p a r t i c u l a r         reference to             the d e c l a r a t i o n     c o n c e r n i n g c o n s e r v a t i o n made
      at t h e       C o u n c i l of     25 J a n u a r y 1 9 8 3 , t h e        C o m m i s s i o n has p r o p o s e d some measures
      concerning             L o b s t e r , N e p h r o p s and p l a i c e . H o w e v e r , i t            d i d not p r o p o s e      to
      i n c r e a s e t h e minimum s i z e f o r                N e p h r o p s , p l a i c e and dab i n t h e N o r t h Sea
      s i n c e the        scientific            a d v i c e d i d not      favour        such i n c r e a s e and any p r o b l e m
      w h i c h a Member S t a t e m i g h t have w i t h t h e e x i s t i n g                          regulation        c o u l d be
      r e s o l v e d by t h é a d o p t i o n o f            national        measures i n c o n f o r m i t y           with A r t i c l e    20
      of     the      Regulation.
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                                  >y.rf "TIVE TABLE
Article 1 lief erence
para. No.                                   Proposed amendment   Basis for        Modification
                     i4o. '71/83
            r!       A'. 1)                 A r t . 2(1)         Drafting
1
          An          2(2)                  Art.     2(2)        3rd STCF - 3 . 4 ; 3.5
                                                                 5th STCF - 2.3
          Art      ?(7)                     Art.     2(3)        3rd STCF          3.6
                                                                 5th STCF          2.4
2         A r t . 4(2)                      A r t . 4(2)         4th STCF          I.
3         A r t . 8(1)                      A r t . 8(1)         4th STCF          Ill:   IV
4          Art.       8(4)                                       no longer necessary
5          Art.       9(1)                  A r t . 9(1)         Fishery rules Skagerrak/
                                                                                        Kattegat
                                                                 and d r a f t i n g
           Art.       9(2)                  A r t . 9(2)          Fishery rules Skagerrak/
                                                                                        Kattegat
                                            A r t . 9(3)         and d r a f t i n g
           A r t . 9(3)                                           Drafting
           A r t . 9(4)                     A r t . 9(4)          Fishery rules Skagerrak/
           T i t l e III                                          Kattegat and d r a f t i n g
6                                            TitLe III
           A r t . 11(1),(2)                 A r t . 11(1),  (2)  Drafting
           and (3)                           and (3)
           A r t . 11(1)                     Art.     11(1)       Fishery rules Skagerrak/
            ( f i r s t 3 indents)                                                      Kattegat
                                                                  3rd STCF - 1.2.12
           A r t . 11(4)                     A r t . 11(4:        Fishery rules Skagerrak/
            (+ Annexes V + VI)                                                          Kattegat
                                                                  3rd STCF - 4.7
                                                                  4thSTCF - II.
                                                                  5th STCF - 2.5
                                                                  Council Declaration
                                             Art.     11(5)
                                                                  3rd STCF - 6.2.2
            Art.       11(5)                 Art.     11(6)
                                             Art.     11(7)        5th STCF - 3.
  7         Art.       12(1)                  Art     12(1)        Salmon Convention
  8         A r t . 13                        Art 13               Drafting
             Art.       13(1)                 A r t . 13(1)        3rd STCF -         1.3.1
             Art.       13(2)                 A r t . 13(2)(a)     Drafting
                                              A r t . 13(2)(b)     Transfer from Reg.172/83
                                                                           (Art. 8(7))
                                              A r t . 13(2)(c)     Transfer from Reg.172/83
                                                                           (Art. 8(7))
  9          A r t . 13                       A r t . 13 bis       Council Declaration
 10          Art.        15(3)                A r t . 15(3)        Drafting
 11          A r t . 16                       A r t . 16(1)        Drafting
                                              A r t . 16(2)        Transfer from Reg.172/83
                                                                            (Art. 8(2 b i i ) )
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Comparative   table  -  cont'd
Article 1          Reference
p a r a . No.      Reg. No. 171/83    P r o p o s e d amendment Basis   for  WoHjfjcation
12                                                              Drafting
                   Arts.  17 + 18      Arts.      17 + 18
13                 Annex  I            Annex       I            Council Declaration
                                                                3rd STCF - 3 . 4
14                 Annex    II         Annex         II         3 r d STCF - 2 . 3 .
15                 Annex V             Annex V                  Drafting
16                 Annex   VI          Annex       VI           3rd   STCF -  1.2.12;
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                                                                Proposal           for
                                               COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N o .                                 /83
                                amending R e g u l a t i o n            (EEC) N o . 1 7 1 / 8 3         l a y i n g down        certain
                     technical            measures f o r           the      conservation            of    fishery          resources.
  THE     COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
  Having regard to                   the     Treaty        establishing               the   E u r o p e a n Economic            Community,
  Having regard                to    Council Regulation                     (EEC) N o . 1 7 0 / 8 3         of    2 5 January 1 9 8 3
 establishing                a Community             system f o r          the      conservation            and management              of
 fishery          resources            ( 1 ) , and i n p a r t i c u l a r           Articles         2 and 1 1 t h e r e o f ,
 Having regard                 to    the     proposal          from the          Commission,
 Whereas C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n               (EEC) N o . 1 7 1 / 8 3          ( 2 ) l a y s down g e n e r a l         rules       for   the
 fishing         and l a n d i n g o f          biological             r e s o u r c e s found        in    Community           waters;
 Whereas t h e            Council is            to     decide before               31 July        1 9 8 3 whether           to  defer       the
 increase          i n mesh s i z e i n t h e                North       Sea t o       9 0 mm and w h e t h e r           to   exempt       from
 this              i n c r e a s e v e s s e l s e x c e e d i n g 3 0 0 bhp f i s h i n g                for     s o l e ; whereas         the
 latest       available             scientific             information             indicates         that       the     dates     already
 adopted         for      i n c r e a s i n g mesh s i z e i n t h e               North     Sea f r o m 8 0 mm t o             9 0 mm s h o u l d
 be r e t a i n e d      but      that      the     i n c r e a s e i n mesh s i z e f o r             the      fishing        of  s o l e by v e s s e l s
e x c e e d i n g 3 0 0 bhp s h o u l d be d e f e r r e d                   pending the           increase           in actual       mesh      size;
 Whereas t h e           Council is to                decide before                31 July       1 9 8 3 whether           and t o    what      extent
the     mesh s i z e f o r            the     fishing         of    s o l e i n the        North       Sea by v e s s e l s n o t          exceeding
3 0 0 bhp s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d f r o m 1 J a n u a r y 1 9 8 4 , w h e t h e r                         the     mesh s i z e i n       the
E n g l i s h C h a n n e l s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d t o                8 0 mm f r o m 1 J a n u a r y 1 9 8 4 , w h e t h e r            the
mesh s i z e f o r            the     fishing         of    N e p h r o p s s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d t o           7 0 ram i n t h e      Irish
Sea    and p a r t          of    the     south       coast of          Ireland         and t o      6 0 mm i n         region     3 from
1 January             1 9 8 4 ; whereas, in               the     absence of            a definitive              scientific         opinion       on  these
points,         the      Commission proposes t h a t                        s u c h d e c i s i o n s be        deferred;
Whereas t h e            Council i s to               decide before               31 July        1 9 8 3 on t h e        by-catch        percentage
in fishing             for      prawns of          the      genus P a n d a l u s e x c e p t          P a n d a l u s montagui          in   region    2;
(1)    0J    No.       L   24    of    27.1.1983,             p.   1
(2)    0J    No.       L   24    of    27.1.1983,             p.    14
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whereas s c i e n t i f i c         recommendations                 c o n f i r m t h a t the       current         50% i s         justified;
Whereas t h e         Scientific            and T e c h n i c a l Committee on F i s h e r i e s a d v i s e s a g a i n s t
defining         the    waters       situated          w i t h i n the          12-mile       limit    from b a s e l i n e s w i t h i n
which the          rule    on b y - c a t c h e s i n        fishing            for    shrimps of        t h e genus Crangon does
not     a p p l y and       that          the     limit      for      b y - c a t c h e s s h o u l d be s e t at           50% o f      the
volume o f         the   c a t c h e s ; whereas the                Committee has a l s o p r o p o s e d t h a t ,                   within
the     50% b y - c a t c h     limit       authorized            in fishing             for   prawns and s h r i m p s              (Pandalus
and C r a n g o n ) , n o t      more t h a n         10% o f       t h e volume o f           the t o t a l      catch should            consist
of   undersized           fish;
Whereas t h e o p i n i o n           g i v e n by t h e        Scientific             and T e c h n i c a l Committee on F i s h e r i e s
(STCF)        involves       certain          amendments t o               Regulation           (EEC) No 1 7 1 / 8 3 ,            notably
in    respect of           the     landed catches of                    u n d e r s i z e d mackerel , the boundaries of                         the
area off         the   east      coast of           G r e e n l a n d i n w h i c h t h e use o f             s p e c i f i c gear       is
prohibited,           the    i n c r e a s e i n t h e minimum mesh s i z e                      for   herring          fishing        in   the
North       Sea and t h e        fixing         of    a minimum s i z e f o r              certain       m o l l u s c s and c r u s t a c e a n s ;
Whereas t h e         ban on s a l m o n f i s h i n g o u t s i d e t h e b o u n d a r i e s o f                  the areas of
fisheries          jurisdiction             of    coastal States, provided for                           in Article              2 of    the
Convention for             the     C o n s e r v a t i o n of       Salmon i n t h e N o r t h A t l a n t i c              Ocean (1)        should
be i m p l e m e n t e d by t h e          Community;
Whereas t h e         rules      governing f i s h i n g              operations            in   the   S k a g e r r a k and         Kattegat
agreed between the                 delegations             of     the     Community and             of    Norway and             Sweden
incorporate           requirements              in    addition          to      or   different       from those              l a i d down     in
Regulation           (EEC)     No.      171/83,        notably           in     respect      of   the     l i m i t i n g of         by-catches
in   certain        types      of     fishing         and    the      method f o r         measuring the               minimum s i z e       of
N e p h r o p s and      lobsters;
Whereas,         in   view of        their       permanent            nature,          a number o f         provisions              hitherto
contained          in  the     annual         regulations              fixing        TACs, quotas           and      fishing         conditions
should        now   appear       in    Regulation             (EEC)       No.       171/83;
Whereas,         in   view of        their        complexity,             rules        concerning        certain          species        of
molluscs         and   crustaceans              in    the    English            Channel or        the    ban       on f i s h i n g     for
female        sole    should       be     a d o p t e d under         the      management         committee            nrocednre;
(1)    OJ N o .     L 378,       31.12.1982,             p.      16.
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Whereas R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) N o . 1 7 1 / 8 3 s h o u l d t h e r e f o r e be a m e n d e d ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION            :
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                                                            Article            1
Regulation          (EEC) N o . 1 7 1 / 8 3 i s h e r e b y amended as                           follows:
1.   Article        2(1),      (2)      and (3)               are            r e p l a c e d by t h e       following:
"1.    The u s e o r       h a u l i n g of       trawls,          Danish s e i n e s or s i m i l a r              nets     having
 anywhere a mesh s m a l l e r                  than that             l a i d down i n Annex I                 for     the   region    and
 type of         net   c o n c e r n e d s h a l l be p r o h i b i t e d               from the d a t e s         specified.
 2.    The C o u n c i l s h a l l , on a p r o p o s a l                 from the          C o m m i s s i o n , d e c i d e by a    qualified
 m a j o r i t y n o t l a t e r t h a n 31 December 1984 w h e t h e r and t o what e x t e n t t h e mesh s i z e f o r
 the     fishing       of    s o l e i n the           North       Sea by v e s s e l s n o t            e x c e e d i n g 300 bhp and
 v e s s e l s e x c e e d i n g 300 bhp s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d f r o m 1 J u l y                          1985.
 3.    The C o u n c i l s h a l l , on a p r o p o s a l f r o m t h e                     C o m m i s s i o n and i n t h e      light    of
 scientific           opinion         b a s e d on f u r t h e r           r e s e a r c h , d e c i d e by a q u a l i f i e d      majority
 not l a t e r t h a n 31 December 1984 w h e t h e r t h e mesh s i z e i n t h e E n g l i s h C h a n n e l , i r r e s p e c t i v e
 of    the     type    of    net      u s e d , s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d t o             80 mm f r o m 1 J u l y          1985."
 2.    Article        4(2)      is     r e p l a c e d by t h e           following:
 "2.     The C o u n c i l s h a l l , on a p r o p o s a l                  from the        Commission, i n the                light    of
 e x p e r i e n c e and s c i e n t i f i c         a d v i c e , d e c i d e by a q u a l i f i e d            majority       not   later    than
 31 December 1985 w h e t h e r                    t h e mesh s i z e s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d t o 70 mm i n
 ICES d i v i s i o n      VII      a)     (Irish        Sea) and ICES d i v i s i o n                 VII      g)   and h)      (south
 of    Ireland)        and t o        60 mm i n          r e g i o n 3 from 1 J u l y               1986."
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 3.  Article        8(1) i s      r e p l a c e d by t h e          following:
 "1.  B y - c a t c h e s of     the      species listed                 i n Annex V i n t h o s e r e g i o n s f o r                   which
      an e n i . r y    has been made i n t h e                    s a i d Annex o r o f              cuttlefish             taken      with
      small-meshed nets                   in accordance with A r t i c l e                        3 s h a l l not          e x c e e d 10%
      by w e i g h t     of    the t o t a l        catch.
      However,          in the        case of         by-catches taken                    in f i s h i n g       for     prawns o f        the     genus
      Pandalus or            shrimps of             t h e genus C r a n g o n , t h i s                limit       s h a l l be i n c r e a s e d     to
      50%.
      By-catches           taken in f i s h i n g              for     prawns o r s h r i m p s              (Pandalus or             Crangon),
      as r e f e r r e d     to     i n the       a b o v e s u b p a r a g r a p h s , may n o t              i n c l u d e by w e i g h t      of   the
      total       c a t c h , more t h a n          10% o f        s p e c i e s u n d e r t h e minimum s i z e                   required        by
      Annex V f o r          t h e s p e c i e s and r e g i o n c o n c e r n e d . "
4.  Article       8(4) i s       deleted.
5.  Article        9(1)     to    (4) i s       r e p l a c e d by t h e         following:
    "1.   B y - c a t c h e s of       the    species listed                  in   Annex V o r o f                cuttlefish          taken       with
          nephrops nets                in accordance with A r t i c l e                       4 s h a l l not           e x c e e d 60% o f       the
          total       catch i n the              regions             given            i n the        s a i d Annex.
          In t h e      S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t           this      limit       s h a l l be i n c r e a s e d t o 70%.
     J.   B y - c a t c h e s t a k e n i n any r e g i o n e x c e p t t h e                   S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t         with
          n e t s n'i'_ c o m p l y i n g w i t h A r t i c l e              5 but       c o m p l y i n g w i t h Annex I             for     the
          regie,         md t y p e of           net      c o n c e r n e d s h a l l not          i n c l u d e more t h a n 30% o f               hake.
     3.   Where h e r r i n g          by-catches are a u t h o r i z e d                    in fishing             for     other       species,
          t h e p e r c e n t a g e s h a l l be m e a s u r e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h A r t i c l e                        10(1).
     4.    In    Ihe     S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t ,          b y - c a t c h e s of        the      species listed             i n Annex V
          taken in f i s h i n g             for      whiting with nets                    h a v i n g a mesh s i z e             smaller        than
          80 mm s h a l l n o t            e x c e e d 30% by w e i g h t             of     the      total        catch."
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6.   Title      III   is    r e p l a c e d by t h e          following:
"TITLE        III
 F I S H , CRUSTACEAN AND MOLLUSC SIZES
                                                                    Article          11
 1.    Undersized f i s h ,             c r u s t a c e a n s and m o l l u s c s s h a l l not             be r e t a i n e d    on b o a r d
 o r be t r a n s h i p p e d ,       landed, transported,                         s o l d or held i n p o s s e s s i o n ,        displayed
 or o f f e r e d     for     sale,       but      s h a l l be r e t u r n e d          immediately        to the s e a .
 However, the             previous           subparagraph               s h a l l not        apply    to:
 -   herring        or mackerel taken                    i n any r e g i o n o r p a r t t h e r e o f , o r t h e               species
     listed        in   A n n e x e s V and VI t a k e n                i n the         Skagerrak or        Kattegat,          within a
     limit       of   10% by w e i g h t           of    catches of              these       species,
 -   cod m e a s u r i n g      l e s s than          45 c m , but          not      l e s s t h a n 30 cm, t a k e n        i n the     Irish
     Sea    (ICES d i v i s i o n         VII       a))    between          1 O c t o b e r and 31 December w i t h i n a                  limit
     of   10% by w e i g h t          of     cod      taken.
 The p e r c e n t a g e      of    undersized f i s h ,                c r u s t a c e a n s and m o l l u s c s s h a l l be measured
  i n accordance w i t h the                   provisions              of   the      first     subparagraph of             Article        10(1).
  2.   Undersized f i s h ,              c r u s t a c e a n s and m o l l u s c s t a k e n as b y - c a t c h            within       the
  limits      specified           in A r t i c l e        8(1)      shall not,             for    the purpose of           human      consumption,
 be r e t a i n e d     on b o a r d o r be t r a n s h i p p e d ,                landed, transported,               s o l d or held          in
 p o s s e s s i o n , d i s p l a y e d or o f f e r e d            for     sale.
  3.   A fish,        crustacean or mollusc                          s h a l l be r e g a r d e d as u n d e r s i z e d i f        its    size
  is smaller          t h a n t h e minimum s i z e s p e c i f i e d                     in  Annex V o r VI f o r           the     species
  and r e g i o n     in     question.
  4 . The s i z e o f         a fish         shall        be m e a s u r e d f r o m t h e t i p         of   the    snout       to the      end
  of   the    tail        fin.
  The s i z e o f        a c r u s t a c e a n s h a l l be e x p r e s s e d as c e p h a l o t h o r a x             length        measured
  parallel         to    the    mid-line            from t h e back of                  either      eye-socket       to the d i s t a l       edge
  of   the      cepahlothorax.
   The s i z e o f       a mollusc            shall       c o r r e s p o n d t o t h e measurement              of    the      longest      part
  of   the      shell.
   The l e n g t h    of     lobsters          or     nephrops taken                  i n the      Skagerrak or Kattegat                m-r/   a'--o
  be e x p r e s s e d as t o t a l           length        measured f r o m t h e              tip   of  the    rostrum         t o the     re^r
   end o f    the     t e l s o n , not         including             the     setae.
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In  cases whet* cnLy Nephrops t a i L s                       are      L a n d e d , L e n g t h may be e x p r e s s e d as
tail    Length.         In   such c a s e s , t a i l     L e n g t h s h a l L be m e a s u r e d i n           milLimetres
from the        from       edge of       the   first      tail       segment t o        the     rear      end o f      the  telson.
The t a i l     shaU       be m e a s u r e d f l a t    with the         segments         unstretched.
5.  Iti   regions or p a r t r           thereof        where a minimum s i z e                is   l a i d down f o r       Lobsters
i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h Annex V I , t h e         l a n d i n g s o l e L y of       lobster        t a i L s or   cLaws s h a l l
be   prohibited.
6.  The s i z e o f        a fish       equivalent        to     the    s i z e measured a c c o r d i n g t o paragraph              4
may be e x p r e s s e d i n number o f             fish      per u n i t       of   weight       a c c o r d i n g to the     procedure
provided        for     in A r t i c l e   21.
7. P r o v i s i o n s r e l a t i n g   to  the    fishing          in   ICES d i v i s i o n s      VII     d,e     (English    Channel)
for   certain         s p e c i e s of   mollusc        and c r u s t a c e a n , t o g e t h e r     w i t h t h e minimum       sizes
referenced "token                 entry"    in  Annex V I ,          shall      be a d o p t e d i n t h e         light   of  experience
and o f     scientific            opinions,     i n accordance with the                     procedure provided                for  in
Article       21."
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   7.     The f o L l o w i n g s e n t e n c e i s added t o t h e f i r s t          p a r a g r a p h of A r t i c l e 1 2 :
     "Without          prejudice         to the p r o v i s i o n s of A r t i c l e 1 ( 1 ) , the f i r s t        sentence s h a l l
     a l s o apply to maritime                w a t e r s o u t s i d e t h e b o u n d a r i e s o f t h e a r e a s under t h e
     sovereignty or j u r i s d i c t i o n             o f t h e Member S t a t e s . "
   8.     Article        1 3 i s r e p l a c e d by t h e f o l l o w i n g :
   "Article 1 3
     For      the protection            o f spawning ground and n u r s e r y a r e a s f o r r e d f i s h t o the east
    of     G r e e n l a n d and f o r h e r r i n g      t o t h e west o f S c o t l a n d a n d i n t h e I r i s h S e a ,
     f i s h i n g o r t h e u s e o f s p e c i f i c g e a r s h a l l be p r o h i b i t e d         f o r the following
    s p e c i e s , a r e a s and p e r i o d s :
1.   Bottom         trawling         f o r a l l s p e c i e s d u r i n g t h e whole y e a r i n t h e a r e a          adjacent
    to the east             c o a s t o f G r e e n l a n d from a p o i n t     on t h e c o a s t a t l a t i t u d e      67°N,
    bounded by a                          line   joining        the following          points:
                                                          O
    -     latitude         67°N,     longitude        30 30'W,
    -     latitude         65°40'N,       longitude         30°30'W,
    -     latitude         65°40'N,       longitude         31°50'W,
    -     latitude         65°30'N,       longitude         33°10'W,
    -     latitude         65°10'N,       longitude         34°W,
    -     latitude        65°N,      longitude         35°05'W,
    -     latitude         64°20;N,       longitude         35°35'W,
    -     latitude         64°20'N,       longitude         36°W,
    -     latitude        63°50'N,        longitude         36°50'W,
    -     latitude        63°15'N,        longitude         39°30'W,
    -     latitude        63°25'N,        longitude         39°30'W,
    as     f a r as t h e coast of Greenland at l a t i t u d e                     63°25'N."
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2.   He-ring
(a)   each year        fron:      1     August t o     30 S e p t e m b e r i n t h e m a r i t i m e        a r e a bounded by
      a Line joif-ir>j            the     fc[lowing        points:
      -     the Butt      of    Lewis,
      -     Cape W r a t h ,
                                    f
      -      latitude     58°55 N,         longitude          05°00'W,
      -      latitude     58°55'N,          longitude         07°10'W,
      -      latitude     58°20'N,          longitude         08°20'W,
      -      latitude     57°40'N,          longitude         08°20'W,
      -     the   west    coast of         North Uist          at   latitude          57°40'N,
      -     then along the n o r t h            coast of         the    i s l a n d as f a r     as l a t i t u d e    57°40.6'N,
       longitude        07°20.65'W.
      -      latitude     57°50.Ü5'N,           longitude          07°8.1'W,
      -      then n o r t h - e a s t    along the       west      coast of         L e w i s as f a r    as t h e p o i n t      of
            departure        (Butt of        Lewis).
 (b)   the      whole y e a r :       in the    Irish      Sea (ICES d i v i s i o n V I I            a))   i n the     maritime
       a r e a between the             west    coasts of         S c o t l a n d , E n g l a n d and W a l e s and a           line
       drawn t w e l v e m i l e s f r o m t h e b a s e l i n e s o f            t h e s e c o a s t s bounded t o t h e          south
       by      latitude      5 3 ° 2 0 ' N and t o    the north-west                by a l i n e drawn b e t w e e n          the
       M u l l of    Galloway (Scotland)                 and t h e       Point of         Ayre ( I s l e of         Man).
 (c)    f r o m 20 S e p t e m b e r t o      15 N o v e m b e r : i n t h e       part     of  the     Irish       Sea ( I C E S
        division Vila))                 north   of   latitude          53°30'N, except              for   Logan B a y , which
        shall      be c l o s e d t o      herring     f i s h i n g during the             whole      year.
 These a r e a s may be a l t e r e d            i n accordance with the                     procedure        l a i d down     in
 Article        21."
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 9.  The f o L L o w i n g A r t i c l e            13a i s       inserted:
 "Article         13 a
  Female p l a i c e
  Provisions prohibiting                         the      c a t c h i n g of   f e m a l e p l a i c e i n t h e N o r t h Sea and t h e
  S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t          d u r i n g the f i r s t       quarter          of   each y e a r may be a d o p t e d
  i n accordance with the procedure provided for                                             in A r t i c l e       21."
 10, A r t i c l e       15(3)       is    r e p l a c e d by t h e         following:
        (concerns only the                      French v e r s i o n )
 11     Article          16 i s      r e p l a c e d by t h e          following:
 "Article          16
  1.    The c a r r y i n g o u t           on v e s s e l s o f         processing operations other                        than:
       -    evisceration,
       -     salting,
       -    boiling          and s h e l l i n g o f          prawns and s h r i m p s ,
       -    canning, barrelling                       and p i c k l i n g o f m a c k e r e l and              herring,
       -      filleting,
       -     freezing,
       -    p h y s i c a l or b i o c h e m i c a l p r o c e s s i n g of            offal        and u n a v o i d a b l e b y - c a t c h e s
            t a k e n w i t h i n t h e a u t h o r i z e d maximum                 limit,
       shall        be      prohibited.
  2.    Without           prejudice            to A r t i c l e      3 , t h e u s e of g r a d e r s           for
       herring           s h a l l be p r o h i b i t e d         on v e s s e l s f i s h i n g      for     h e r r i n g u n l e s s the   nets
       used,        i r r e s p e c t i v e of        type,        have a mesh s i z e n o t              s m a l l e r t h a n 32 mm."
12 . i n      Articles            17 and 18 t h e word " f i s h " i s                    r e p l a c e d by t h e terms            "fish,
       c r u s t a c e a n and m o l l u s c " o r " f i s h , c r u s t a c e a n s and m o l l u s c s " w h i c h e v e r                  is
       t h e more a p p r o p r i a t e ;             the term " f i s h          stocks" is            r e p l a c e d by t h e      term
       "fish,          c r u s t a c e a n and m o l l u s c s t o c k s " .
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       n
13 - I        Annex I t h e  following      footnote       (4) i s added f o r        the  entry    "90":
     "(4)       Except   for f i s h i n g for s o l e by v e s s e l s e x c e e d i n g 300 b h p , f o r   which
         t h e minimum mesh s i z e i s      80 mm."
14 . In      Annex I I  t h e minimum mesh s i z e f o r       herring      in    region    2 should        read
     as       follows:
     "40".
15 . In      Annex V t h e   entry      in respect    of    lobster    (Homarus gammarus)            is    deleted.
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     16. Annex V I i s        r e p l a c e d by t h e    following:
         "ANNEX V I
                                      Minimum s i z e      referred          to     in A r t i c l e  11(3)
Species                               Region          • Part of           region                             Minimum s i z e
Herring                                     1
(Clupea   harengus)                         2         Except        S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t         20 cm
                                            3
                                            2         S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t       only            18 cm
MackereI
                                            2         Except        S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t         30 cm
(Scomber   scombrus)
Mackerel (for          industrial
                                            2         S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t       only            30 cm
purposes)
                                                                                                             40 mm c é p h a l o t h o r a x
Whole N e p h r o p s
                                                                                                                    length
(Nephrops n o r v e g i c u s )             2         S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t       only
                                                                                                            130 mm o v e r a l l l e n g t h
                                            2         Except        S k a g e r r a k and     Kattegat             25 mm
                                            3                                                                      20 mm
Nephrops    tails                           2        S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t        only             72 mm
                                            2        Except         S k a g e r r a k and     Kattegat             46 mm
                                            3                                                                      37 mm
Lobster                                     2        Except         S k a g e r r a k and     Kattegat             85 mm
(Homarus gammarus)
                                            2        S k a g e r r a k and K a t t e g a t         only       78 mm c é p h a l o t h o r a x
                                                                                                                      length
                                                                                                              22 cm o v e r a l l l e n g t h
Spinous s p i d e r c r a b                 2                                                                     120 mm
(Maia s q u i n a d o )
                                            3                                                                 token   entry
Edible crab                                 2                                                                 token   entry
(Cancer pagurus)
                                            3                                                                 token   entry
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 Species                   Region                Part of         region                                Minimum   size
 S e a l Lop
                                             ICES d i v i s i o n s  VII    d)   and                       95 mm
 ( P e c t e n maximus;
                                             e)only
                             2                                                                          token  entry
                             3                                                                          token   entry
 Clam
                             2               ICES d i v i s i o n s V I I d)   and                         30 mm
(Venus        verrucosa)
                                             e) o n l y
                                             Article     2
This Regulation s h a l l      enter    into    force      on 1 A u g u s t    1983.
Article        1(10) shall apply with effect             from 1 J a n u a r y     1984.
This Regulation        shall   be b i n d i n g in    its     entirety     and d i r e c t l y  applicable      in
all   Member      States.
                                                                                  For t h e    Council
Done a t       Brussels,
                                                                                 The P r e s i d e n t