Council Regulation (EEC) No 2968/87 of 29 September 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2968/87
of 29 September 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 states that the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of the same Regulation must be formulated in the light of the available scientific advice;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4026/86 (3), lays down general rules for the fishing and landing of biological resources found in Community waters;
Whereas, in the light of the latest scientific advice, provision should be made for an increase in mesh size when fishing in the English Channel;
Whereas the amendments to the rules governing fishing operations in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, agreed between the delegations of the Community and those of Norway and Sweden, should be implemented; whereas, as a result, provision should be made for an increase in mesh size when fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for all authorized target species, for prawn (Pandalus borealis) and for shrimps (Crangon spp. and Leander adspersus),