CELEX: 51979PC0308
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Date: 1979-06-05
Title: MODIFIED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) LAYING DOWN CERTAIN TECHNICAL MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES RELATING TO THE MESHES OF FISHING GEAR, MINIMUM SIZES FOR SPECIES AND AUTHORIZED BY-CATCH LEVELS (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(79)308 final
                                              Brussels - 5th June 1979
                MODIFIED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
          LAYING DOWN CERTAIN TECHNICAL MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION
         OF FISHERY RESOURCES RELATING TO THE MESHES OF FISHING GEAR ,
           MINIMUM SIZES FOR SPECIES AND AUTHORIZED BY-CATCH LEVELS
                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission
          in accordance with Article 149 - indent 2 of the EEC Treaty )
COM ( 79 ) 308 final
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
  This proposal for a Regulation presented in accordance with
  Article 149 paragraph 2 of the Treaty establishing the EEC
  provides for the technical measures for the conservation of
  fishery resources which should be adopted pending agreement upon
• the Commission proposal concerning the establishment of common
  rules for the conservation and management of fishery resources and
  without prejudice to the decision which the Council might wish to
  take concerning the modified proposal now under discussion on
  technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources . (1 )
  It is evident that the effectiveness of catch limitation measures
  applied in the Community and in certain third countries      is
  condi t ionated upon the adoption of related technical measures ,
  given the interdependence between these two types of measures .
  Technical conservation measures have therefore been proposed for
  the time being , such as the fixing of meshes by area , as well as
  connected provisions dealing with by catches and minimum sizes ,
  all based upon the most recently available scientific recommendations ,
  which have been drawn         up with due consideration of this
  interdependence .
   (1 ) C0MC78 ) 635 final of 16.11.78
        COM ( 79 ) 80 final of 16.2.79
        C0MC79 ) 164 final of 23.3.79
        C0M(79 ) 200 final of 5.4.79
 ---pagebreak---             MODIFIED PROPOSAL FOR A
           COUNCIL REGULATION  ( EEC )
Laying down certain technical measures for the
conservation of fishery resources relating to the
meshes of fishing gear , minimum siz®  for species
and authorized by-catch levels .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community and in particular article 43 ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 1 )
Having regard to the Economic and social Committee ( 2 ),
 ( 1 ) 0 J N° C 6 of 9.01.1978
 ( 2 ) Regard given on 30.3.78
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                Whereas the conservation and rationalmanagement of stocks
                depends upon the adoption of quantitative or technical measures
                whichf rom a complex and interdependent whole ;
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    »           Whereas this interdependence is the basis of the work of internat iona I
                scientific organisations whose quantitative recommandations are
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    «           founded upon technical consideration such as mesh sizes of fishery
                gear - the minimum size of fish when landed and the maximum permitted
!               level of by catches ;
I       '
                Whereas the effectiveness of the catch limitations applied within
                the Community and within third countries bordering on the North Sea ,
                the Skagerrak and the Kattegat and certain areas of the North Atlantic
  I             is consequently conditional upon the adoption at the same time of
  |             related technical measures;
      »
      .         Whereas it is necessary in order to avoid discrimination and a
                distortion of competition between Member States that the conservation
                measures be taken by the Community , and that it is appropriate that
                the Community adopt regulating measures based upon the most recently
i               available scientific data ,
 I
  1             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 ---pagebreak---                                      Art à. cl o 1
  1.       This Regulation appj-ies to the taking and landing of biological
      resources arising in all maritime waters tinder the sovereignty or
      jurisdiction of the Member States and subject to Community fisheries
      legislation whici*. are situated in the following regions          :
      Region 1 : All waters off the coasts of Greenland and St Pierre et
                 Ki que Ion ;
      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 the
                 waters 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 North ;
      Region 4 : All waters off the coast of the French department of
                 Guyana ;
      Region 5 - All waters off the coast of the French departments of
                 Martinique and Guadeloupe ;
      Region 6 : All waters off the coast of the French department of
                 Reunion .
 2.        These regions may be divided according to statistical sub-areas
      or divisions of the International Council for the Exploration of
      -he Sea ( ICES ) or sub-areas or divisions of the International
      Convention on the Nor oh–West Atlantic Fisheries ( ICNAF) or parts
      thereof or according to other geographical criterias .
3 ^ As used in the present regulation, the Kattegat is limited in the north by
   a line drawn from Skagen lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tistlarna , and from
    here to the nearest coast of Sweden and in the south by a line drawn from
   Hasenire Head to Gniben Point , from Korshage to Spodsbjerg , and from Gilbjerg
       s
   Head to the Kullen .
    The Skagerrak is limited in the west by a line drav/n from the lighthouse of
    Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes and in the south by. a line drawn
    from Skagen lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tistlarna and from here to the
    nearest coast of Sweden .
 ---pagebreak---                              Article 2
1 . It shall be prohibited for any vessel to use or to haul any trawl , danish
seine , or similar net , having anywhere meshes of a smaller size than those
 laid down in Annex   I for the region and the type of net concerned .
TheSe provisions shall be applicable from 1 September 1980 in Region 2 except
                                                       r
                                                               i  «
in ICES subdivision' Vila and -j n ^ he Skagerrak and Kattegat .
2 . Meshes used in the North Sea sector of Region 2 may be of the following
size until 31 August 1980 :
Any part of any net with single twine                  75 mm
Any part of any net with double twine '                80 mm
                                                  . ..  .                ^
However , by derogation until 31 August 1979 , the use of existing meshes , the
size of which is at least 70 mm for single twine and 75 mm for double twine ,
is authorized .
Meshes used in the rest of Region 2 except for ICES subdivision VII a      and in
Skagerrak and Kattegat may be of the following size until 31 August 1980 :
Any part of apy net with single twine                    70 mm
Any part of any net with dobble twine                    75 mm
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                               Article 3
1,      Vessels may use trawls , Danish seines or similar nets having
   mesh sizes smaller than there specified in Annex 1 but not
   smaller than those specified in Annex 2 and Articles 8  end .9 .
   when fishing in certain regions for the species listed in
   Annex 2 and Article 8 These provisions do not apply to vessels
   trawling in certain areas for the species listed in Annex 3 .
2,      Without prejudice to Articles 8 and 9 , in Region 2 no
   vessels shall use any net having in the cod-end meshes of dimensions
   between 50 mm and those specified in Annex 1 for that
   region.
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                            Article 4
1 . Notwithstanding Article 3 and Article 9
- on any voyage on which only nets not complying with Article 2 § 1 are
carried , not more than 10 % by weight of all fish on board , or of any
representative sample of such fish of a least 100 kg after sorting , in
the hold or on landing may consist of such species of fish as are listed in
Annex 6 , except salmon and trout , by-catches of which shall be prohibited ;
however , in sandeel fishing with nets of dimensions of less than 16 mm , not
more than 10 % by weight of all fish on board 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 with this paragraph must respect the
percentage fixed in the preceding indent only as to the quantities taken
with nets not complying with Article 2 § 1 .   In cases where the skipper of the
vessel has not kept precise records all the fish on board will be held to
have been taken with nets not complying with Article 2 §1 .
2 . However , paragraph 1 shall apply only from 1 January 1981 to fishing
for shrimp of the species Crangon in certain areas situated within a 12-
mile limit calculated f rom Member States'baselines , where this is necessary .
3 . Paragraph 1 shall apply from 1 January 1981 to the Kattegat In the
 interval before paragraph 1 becomes applicable the percentage referred to
 in this paragraph shall be 15 %
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                               Artxcle 5
1.      The appropriate minimum mesh size shall be measured in
   accordance with Annex 4 *
2.      No device shall be used 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 5 »
                                                          4 • •/ • • •
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                                         Article 6
•j #       Undersized fish shall not be retained on board any vessel but
     shall be returned immediately to the se «». and shall not be landed ,
     transported , sold., displayed, or offered for sale *
 2m         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
      then the minimum size specified in Annex 6 for the various species
     and regions .
3.          Notwithstanding paragraph 1 , on any voyage on which any net
     not complying with Article 2(1 ) is carried , not more than 10£
      bv weight of all fish or of any representative sample thereof of at
      leist 100 kg on board , after sorting , in the hold or on *
      landing , Bay at any tine consist of undersized fish, aa specified in
      paragraph 2, except salmon and trout , by-catches of which shall be prohibited .
      Such fish shall not be landed, transported , cold , displayed or offered for sale
      for the purpose of human consumption.
   ror saithe caught in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat , 1Q£ by weight of
each total landing or any representative part thereof may consist of undersized
saithe .
                                                                                  C « €>/ O
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                                     Article 7
1«        Fishing for herring of a size smaller than 20 cm measured
   from the tip of the snout 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 . However , in the Kattegat                        ,
   the minimum size for herring shall be 18 cm. Article 6§1 shall
   apply      ; . In t ^le Kattegat and the Skagerrak, the minimum size for herring shajj
   be 18 cm .
2.        Notwithstanding paragraph 1 , landings of herring may consist
   of up to 1($ 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 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 other than human consumption may consist
   of up to 20fa by weight of undersized mackerel .
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                                       Ai-t .ic le g
1.       No vessel fishing for Nephrops shall use any trawl which has in any part
   meshes of dimensions smaller than 70 mm in Region 2 and 60 mm in Region 3 » "both
   measured in sinsrle twine ,
2.       Fishing for Nephrops of a total length smaller than       86 mm in Region . 2 and
   71 mm         in Region 3 » measured from the tip of the rostral spine to the end
   of the telson , or catching a number of Nephrops per unit of weight greater than
   a number to he determined shall be prohibited .    Article 6 . §1 shall apply,
3.       By way of derogation from the first indent of Article 4 §-]..» 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/t by weight of the entire catch on board or any representative sample thereof
   weighing at least 100 kg, after sorting either in the hold or on landing            •
                                                                                       i
         The Council , acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the
   Commission , shall define the maritime zones 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
                           shall be fixed at 70 mm and 130 mm respectively.
 ---pagebreak---                             Α ΓΪΙΟ Ι Θ 9
The following measures shall apply to vessels fishing for Nephrops
until the provisions laid down in article 8 take effect :
                                                                      *
a ) Region 2 except Skagerrak and Kattegat
             Until 31 August 1979 :
-. the minimum mesh size shall be 55-60 mm ;
- the minimum fish size shall be 70 mm ;
- the percentage for authorized by-catches of the species
   listed in Annex 6 shall be 40 % .
b) Skagerrak and Kattegat
Weshes used with effect from 1 July 1979 must be of a minimal size of
45 mm ,
c ) Region 3
            Until 31 Décembre 1979 :
- the minimum mesh size shall be 45-50 mm;
- the minimum fish size shall be 70 mm;
- the percentage for authorized by-catches of the species listed in
   Annex 6 shall be 60 % .
            From 1 January 1980 to 31 Décembre 1981 :
- the minimum mesh size shall be 50 mm measured in single twine and
   55 ram measured in double twine ;
- the minimum fish siz<. shall be 70 mm ;
- the percentage for authorized by-catches of the species listed
   in Annex 6 shall be 60 % .
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                               ArticLe 10
1 . In the Kattegat , the use of beam trawls shall be prohibited .
2 . Inside an area within 12 miles of the mainland coasts of Belgium ,
Germany , the Netherlands , France , the United Kingdom , Ireland and the
west coast of Denmark as far as the lighthouse of Hirtshals , measured
from the baselines from which the territorial waters are measured , no
vessel exceeding 50 GRT or 300 bhp shall trawl for sole or plaice with
any beam trawl .
The use of other types of trawls specially designed for catching
flat fish shall be prohibited for vessels defined in the preceding
paragraph in growing areas situated within 12 miles of the mainland
coasts of Belgium , the Netherlands , Germany and the west coast of
Denmark as far as the lighthouse of Hirtshals .
Nor may vessels carry such beam trawls or other trawls within,     the
aforementioned areas unless they are properly lashed and stowed in
such a way that they may not be readily used .
Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2 , vessels covered by the ban and
fishing for other species in the area may not retain on board sole
and plaice   in an amount exceeding 10 X by weight of the entire catch on
board .
3 . In the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat the use of trawls with smaller mesh
size than 32 mm inside a 3 mile limit from the coast line from 1st July
to 15th September shall be prohibited .
However , when trawling within this area :
a ) for deep-water prawn ( Pandalus borealis ) or shrimp a mesh size of
30 mm shall be allowed ,
 b)for eelpout , gobies or skorpion fish , to be used for bait , mesh sizes
 smaller than 32 mm shall be allowed .
 ---pagebreak---                      - 13'
                   Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
directly applicable in all Member States .
                           Done at Brussels /
                                 for the Council
                                    The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                     ANNEX 1
                                                  « 14-
                                  Minimum mesh size referred to in article 2
  REGION                      TYPE OF NET                                 MINIMUM MESH
                                                                          SIZE ( in mm )
  1                           All                                         120
  2 North                     Any part of any net                         80
  Sea   ( aï                  made of single twine
                              Any part of any net                         90
                              made of double twine
  2 "                         Any part of any net •                       75
  Outside North               made of single twine
  Sea ( a ) Skagerrak                                                     80
                              Any part of any net
  and Kattegat and            made of double twine
  Irish     Sea                                             I
  ( ICES VI la )                                            L
  2 Skagerrak and              Seine net / or such part                   70
  Kattegat                    of any trawl net as is .
                              made of single twine and
                               contains no manila or
                               sisal
                               Such part of any trawl                     75
                               net as is made of double
                               twine and contains no
                               manila or sisal
                               Such part of any trawl                     80
                               net as is made of manila
                               or sisal
  2 Irish Sea                  Any part of any net                        70
  ( ICES Vila )                made of single twine
I                          I
                               Any part of any net                        75
I                              made of double twine
  3                            Any part of any net                        60
                               made of single twine
                               Any part of any net made                   65
                               of double twine
  4                            Ail                                        45
  5and 6                       p. *.            *  •        1  ■          p.m.
        a ) For the purpose of the regulation , the North Sea shall be regarded as being
        ICES sub-area IV and the adjoining part of Division Ha and the part of ICES
        divison Ilia which is not covered by the definiton of Skagerrak and Kattegat
        given in Article 1 §3 insofar as they are subject to the Sovereignty or
        juri sdi ction of a Member State .
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                                                             Annax 2
                       SPECIES •                       wl ni imm mec a
                                                       size . la cm
BSGÍON 1  Polar cod ( Boreogadu3 çalda)                            16
          Capelin .( Iflallotus villocus ) .
                   ♦                  •
                                                                 • » .     .
          Blue Y.Tiiting '(J£icronesl3ti\»3 poutassou)             . "
          Argentine . ( Argentina -s pp >                            "
           Herring ( Clupea harepgus )                                ■
           LIolluscs .                                                "
           Silvcr pout ( Gadiculus thorii ) .             ,            ».
           Kcphrôps ( Nephrops norv'egicus ) .                 , >
           Norway    pput ( Trisopterus eszoarkii )                     "
           Pravm3    (Paxidalus spp )                            .
           except    as specified belows ;           .
           Pravmo    in ICNAF Sub-area 1 ( offshore )               40
         ' Redfiah in ICNA?" Division '33?                 . ^ none
           Clupeoid fish other than herring                           •"
           Eels ( Anguilla anguilla )            .                      «
            Grcat weevers ( Trachinus draco )                            "
            Horse nackerel ( Trachurus . trachurus )                     "
            Iiacl:ercl ( Scomber sconbrua ) .                            "
            Saadcel3 (AÉnodjrtidae )        ■ f.                         "
            Saurj* ( Scomberesox saurus)'                             •
            Shrinps (Crangon spp )                            : ~ m
            Scelts ( Ossierus app)                                       M.
                                                             • * •/• • «
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REGION 2 Herring ( Ciupea harengus ;                                      16
                except as specified below
  (1)
               Herring    in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat
             - llacl:erel ( Scomber cc-osbrus )                            ■
                Horse nackerel ( Trachurus trachurus )
                Sprat ( Clupea sprattus )                    *              ■
                Norway pout ( Trisopterus . esffiarkii ) .                  m
                Blue whiting ( Mi crones i3tius poutassou)                  "
                Argentine ( Argentina . spp )                               »■
                Prav.T-s ( Pandalua opp )                                   ».
                Ghrinpo ( Crangon spp )                                     ••
                except as specified below :           •
                Shrinps within 12 miles of the ma-tnl end                none,
                 coast of the Llenber States
                Ecls ( except elvers ) ( Anguilla anguilla )         .
                Croat v/c overs ( Trachinus draco)         *               16
                llollus C3 ( except cuttlefish - sepia officinalis )       16
                 Sand eels ( Annodytidae ) .      '     •      _      * jaono
                 except as specified belows                      .
              . Sand eels in ICES Sub-area IV ia "the
                 period between 1 November and the
                 last day of February inclusive and
                 in ICES Sub-area Ilia South ( Kattegat ) between      • •
                 1 August and the last day of February inclusive           16
                 Capelin. ( iCallotus villosus )                              "
                 Saury ( Scoœberesox saurus )                                 "
                  Snelts ( Osiaerus spp )                               ' ' ■
                  Sardines ( Sardina piiehardus )
                    Grey gurnards ( Eutrigla gurnardus )                    '"
      ( 1 ) Except in Skagerrak and Kattegat for certain species
 ---pagebreak---                            " If
  Skagerrak - Kattegat
  Herring ( Clupea harengus)                     32
  Mackerel ( Scomber scombrus )                  32
  Horse Mackerel ( Trachurus trachurus )         32
  Deep water prawns ( Pandalus borealis )        30
  Argentine ( Argentinidae )                     30
  Sandeel ( Ammodytes sp .)                      16
• in the Skagerrak during the period between 1st
  November end the last day of February
  inclusive
  Shrimp ( Crangon spp . and Leander adspersus)
                   - inside 4 mi les             16
  from the baselines
                   - outside the , 4 miles
  from the baselines                             30
  Garfish ( belone belone )                      16
  Grey gurnard < Eutngla gurnardus)              16
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 18'
REGION 3 . Bastard sole ( Dicoloslossa "-aneata)        40
           Sardine ( Sardiaa pîlchardus )               20
           Prawns ( Pandalus 'spp )         *• . '          "
           Shrimps ( Cran/joa opp )       .
           Eels ( except elvers ). ( Anguilla anguilla)  20
           Sprat ( Clupea sprâttus )        '             \6
           Anchovy ( Encraulis èncrassicholus )             "
           Sand eél ( Ammodytidae )                         -
           Herring ( Clupea harengus ) ■                  40
           Horse mackerel ( Tra drums ttrachurus )           "
           Kadcerel ( Scomber sconbz-ua ) .                  "
                                                           • • •/•••
                                                        0
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                                                                Αηηβχ 3
     SPECIES AND AREAS FOR Y/HICH SMALL MESH NETS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED
   • Blue Whiting (Micromesistus poutas&ou) , • 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 pointo , where tho firot
sentence of Article . 3(1 ) applies for vessels not exceeding 150 bhp-
                                                       *  • •
      46°16 * latitude North , 01°36 * longvÇude West (Phare des baleines )
      46 0 05 f latitude North., 0l o44 * longitude Y/est
      45040' latitude North , 01 o34 * longitude West
      440 40' latitude North , 01°34' longitude Y/ est
and then due east tothe coast ;
      Shrimp and pravna , outside the 12-mile lixait measured froa'the
baselines of' the territorial waters in Region 3 »
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                                                                      Annex 4
                    KETHOD OP MEASURING KESH' SIZES
     The minimum mesh size shall he such that when the mesh is
stretched diagonally lengthwise , a flat guage 2 mm thick
of the appropriate width passes through it easily.
     The mesh size of a net shall he determined by the average of the
measurements of any series of twenty consecutive meshes , at least
           •                   *   '      •         •
ten meshes from the lacings , measured in tha cod–end of the net
beginning at the aft end and running parallel to the long axis *
          In the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat , the top side of the Cod-end
          should be measured . When measuring mended meshes should be avoided .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                        ANNEX 5
                             PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5
 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 meshe3 of dimensions smaller than those specified in Annex 1
       with the exception of those nets mentioned in Articles 8 and                9.
     When fishing with 16 mm nets or less in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat
   an extra strengthening bag with a minimum mesh size of 35 mm may be applied
    for the year 1979 only".                                                      ~
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 such a way           that- each mesh of the netting
      coincides with four meshes of the cod-end , may be attached to trawl
      nets with meshes of dimensions smaller than those specified' in
      Annex 1 in Regions 2 and 3 and to all trawl nets in Region 1 «
      1. When fishing in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat , it shall be permitted
    to use in trawl nets and Danish seinesa non-return net with a smaller mesh
' size inside the net in front of the lacings of the cod-end, of such a length
    that it cannot extend rearward, beyond the cod-end lacings
        5 . When fishing in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat , the devices
       mentioned in paragraphes 2 and 3 may not be used simultaneously .
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                                                                                       Annex 6
                             MINIMUM FISH SIZE ( CM )
                            REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6
                                          That part of Heaaon 1                                ,
                                       inside ic£5' Sub-areas It.                          2^
                                              V, XII   and >LI V               –
Cod ( Gadus morhua )                                 34 ( a )                  30           30
Haddock ( Melanograjnxais aeglefinua )               31                        27           27
Hake ( Uerluccius mcrlucciua )                       30                    • 30             30
Plaice ( Pl&uroncctea platessa )                    .25                        25      <*)  25
Witch ( Glyptocephalus cynogloasua )                 28                        28           23
Leaon -sole ( LSicrostonrus kitt )                   25                        25            25
Sole ( Solca solea )                                 24                        24            24 .
Turbot (Psetta maxima )                              30                        30            30
Brill ( Scophthalnus rhombus )                       30                        30            30
î.".ornrn ( Lepidorhombus spp )                      25                        25            25
Yfaiting ( J£erlanGiu3 merlarfgus )                   27                       '27 <**>      23
Dab ( Linanda limanda )                               15                        15 (***)     15
Saithe ( Pollachius virens )                          35 .                      30 .         30
Cosmos sea brccLn (Pagelíua cantábrichus )                                   «
                                                                                             12
Red mullet ( Uullus surauletua )                                                              15
Bacs ( Die entrar chus labrax )                                      for the record           25
 Conger eel ( Conger conger )                                                                 53
Polla'ck ( Pollachius pollachius )                                                            22
 Ling*(xolva molva )                                                 for the record           63
 Shad ( Alosa Bpp )                                      c?                       «a»
                                                                                              30
 Sturgeon ( Acipenser struric )                                                             145
  Grey crallet ( Lîugil spp )                          ρ
                                                         msr                      mm          20
 Sala on ( Salno salar? '                                                                     48
  Trout ( Salmo trutta )           -                                               -•ν        23
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  Flunder ( Plasti chthys ftesus )                          ■ ■■V                20
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 in the Sk 'gerrak and in the Kattegat
  <*) 27 cm in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat
  (**) 23 cm in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat
   (***) 23 cm in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat
   ( a ) The minimum size in sub-area ICNAF 1 is AO cm .