Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 (repealed)Dangos y teitl llawn

TITLE V U.K. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN TYPES OF FISHING AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES

Article 30 U.K. Restrictions on the use of demersal towed gears

1. Vessels shall be prohibited from having on board or using any beam trawl of which the beam length, or any beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length measured as the sum of the length of each beam, is greater than 24 metres or can be extended to a length greater than 24 metres. The length of a beam shall be measured between its extremities including all attachments thereto.

[F1 1a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to Region 9.]

2. Vessels shall be prohibited from using any beam trawl of which the mesh size lies between 32 and 99 millimetres within either of the following geographical areas:

(a) the North Sea north of a line joined by the following points:

• (a) a point on the east coast of the United Kingdom at latitude 55^o N,

• then east to latitude 55^o N, longitude 5^o E,

• then north to latitude 56^o N,

• and finally east to a point on the west coast of Denmark at latitude 56^o N;

[F2 (b) ICES Division Vb and ICES sub-area VI north of latitude 56 ^o N.]

Within the areas mentioned under (a) and (b), the keeping on board of any beam trawl of which the mesh size lies between 32 and 99 millimetres shall be prohibited, unless such a net is lashed and stowed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

3. Vessels shall be prohibited from using any demersal otter trawl, demersal pair trawl or Danish seine of which the mesh size lies between 80 and 99 millimetres within the geographical area set out in paragraph 2(a). Within this area, the keeping on board of any demersal otter trawl, demersal pair trawl or Danish seine of which the mesh size lies between 80 and 99 millimetres shall be prohibited, unless such a net is lashed and stowed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

[F3 4. Vessels shall be prohibited from using any bottom trawl or similar towed nets operating in contact with the bottom of the sea in the area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates:

Latitude 59 o 54 N	Longitude 6 o 55 W
Latitude 59 o 47 N	Longitude 6 o 47 W
Latitude 59 o 37 N	Longitude 6 o 47 W
Latitude 59 o 37 N	Longitude 7 o 39 W
Latitude 59 o 45 N	Longitude 7 o 39 W
Latitude 59 o 54 N	Longitude 7 o 25 W.]

[F4 5. Vessels shall be prohibited from using any gillnet, entangling net or trammel net at depths greater than 200 metres and any bottom trawl or similar towed nets operating in contact with the bottom of the sea in the areas bounded by a line joining the following coordinates:

(a)

area named ‘ Madeira and Canaries ’

Latitude 27° 00′ N	longitude 19° 00′ W
Latitude 26° 00′ N	longitude 15° 00′ W
Latitude 29° 00′ N	longitude 13° 00′ W
Latitude 36° 00′ N	longitude 13° 00′ W
Latitude 36° 00′ N	longitude 19° 00′ W

(b)

area named ‘ Azores ’

Latitude 36° 00′ N	longitude 23° 00′ W
Latitude 39° 00′ N	longitude 23° 00′ W
Latitude 42° 00′ N	longitude 26° 00′ W
Latitude 42° 00′ N	longitude 31° 00′ W
Latitude 39° 00′ N	longitude 34° 00′ W
Latitude 36° 00′ N	longitude 34° 00′ W.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption.

F2 Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 308/1999 of 8 February 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms.

F3 Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 602/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the protection of deepwater coral reefs from the effects of trawling in an area north west of Scotland.

F4 Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1568/2005 of 20 September 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the protection of deep-water coral reefs from the effects of fishing in certain areas of the Atlantic Ocean.

Article 31 U.K. Unconventional fishing methods

1. The catching of marine organisms using methods incorporating the use of explosives, poisonous or stupefying substances or electric current shall be prohibited.

2. The sale, display or offer for sale of marine organisms caught using methods incorporating the use of any kind of projectile shall be prohibited.

[F1 Article 31a U.K. Electric fishing in ICES divisions IVc and IVb

1. By way of derogation from Article 31, fishing with beam trawl using electrical pulse current shall be allowed in ICES divisions IVc and IVb south of a rhumb line joined by the following points, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

• a point on the east coast of the United Kingdom at latitude 55° N,

• then east to latitude 55° N, longitude 5° E,

• then north to latitude 56° N,

• and finally east to a point on the west coast of Denmark at latitude 56° N.

2. Electrical pulse fishing shall be allowed only when:

(a) no more than 5 % of the beam trawler fleet per Member State use the electric pulse trawl;

(b) the maximum electrical power in kW for each beam trawl is no more than the length in metres of the beam multiplied by 1,25;

(c) the effective voltage between the electrodes is no more than 15 V;

(d) the vessel is equipped with an automatic computer management system which records the maximum power used per beam and the effective voltage between electrodes for at least the last 100 tows. It is not possible for non-authorised personnel to modify this automatic computer management system;

(e) it is prohibited to use one or more tickler chains in front of the footrope.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption.

Article 32 U.K. Restrictions on the use of automatic grading equipment

1. The carrying or use on board a fishing vessel of equipment which is capable of automatically grading by size or by sex herring or mackerel or horse mackerel shall be prohibited.

2. However, the carrying and use of such equipment shall be permitted provided that:

(a) the vessel does not simultaneously carry or use on board either towed gear of mesh size less than 70 millimetres or one or more purse seines or similar fishing gears;

or

(i)

the whole of the catch which may be lawfully retained on board is stored in a frozen state, the graded fish are frozen immediately after grading and no graded fish are returned to the sea except as required by Article 19;

and

(ii)

the equipment is installed and located on the vessel in such a way as to ensure immediate freezing and not to allow the return of marine organisms to the sea.

3. Any vessel authorised to fish in the Baltic, Belts or Sound may carry automatic grading equipment in the Kattegat provided that a special fishing permit has been issued to that effect.

The special fishing permit shall define the species, areas, time periods and any other required conditions applicable to the use and carriage on board of the grading equipment.

[F1 Article 32a U.K. Catch handling and discharge restrictions on pelagic vessels

1. The maximum space between bars in the water separator on board pelagic fishing vessels targeting mackerel, herring and horse mackerel operating in the NEAFC Convention Area as defined in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 shall be 10 millimetres.

The bars shall be welded in place. If holes are used in the water separator instead of bars, the maximum diameter of the holes shall not exceed 10 millimetres. Holes in the chutes before the water separator shall not exceed 15 millimetres in diameter.

2. Pelagic vessels operating in the NEAFC Convention Area shall be prohibited from discharging fish under their water line from buffer tanks or Refrigerated seawater (RSW) tanks.

3. Drawings related to the catch handling and discharge capabilities of pelagic vessels targeting mackerel, herring and horse mackerel in the NEAFC Convention Area which are certified by the competent authorities of the flag Member States, as well as any modifications thereto, shall be sent by the master of the vessel to the competent fisheries authorities of the flag Member State. The competent authorities of the flag Member State of the vessels shall carry out periodic verifications of the accuracy of the drawings submitted. Copies shall be carried on board the vessel at all times.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption.

F5 Article 33 U.K. [F5 Restrictions on the use of purse seines]

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Textual Amendments

F5 Deleted by Council Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species.

Article 34 U.K. Restrictions on fishing activities in the 12-mile zone around the United Kingdom and Ireland

1. Vessels shall be prohibited from using any beam trawl inside the areas within 12 miles of the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland, measured from the baselines from which the territorial waters are measured.

2. However, vessels in any of the following categories are authorised to fish in the areas referred to in paragraph 1 using beam trawls:

(a) a vessel which entered into service before 1 January 1987, and whose engine power does not exceed 221 kW, and in the case of derated engines did not exceed 300 kW before derating;

(b) a vessel which entered into service after 31 December 1986 whose engine is not derated, whose engine power does not exceed 221 kW, and whose length overall does not exceed 24 metres;

(c) a vessel which had its engine replaced after 31 December 1986 with an engine which is not derated and whose power does not exceed 221 kW.

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, the use of any beam trawl of which the beam length, or of any beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length, measured as the sum of the length of each beam, is greater than nine metres or can be extended to a length greater than nine metres, shall be prohibited, except when operating with gear having a mesh size between 16 and 31 millimetres. The length of a beam shall be measured between its extremities including all attachments thereto.

4. Fishing vessels which do not comply with the criteria specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall not be allowed to engage in the fishing activities referred to in those paragraphs.

5. Vessels which may not use beam trawls shall be prohibited from carrying on board such nets within the areas referred to in this Article, unless they are lashed and stowed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

6. Detailed rules for the implementation of this Article shall be drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 48.

[F1 Article 34a U.K. Technical conservation measures in the Irish Sea

1. From 14 February to 30 April, it shall be prohibited to use any demersal trawl, seine or similar towed net, any gillnet, trammel net, entangling net or similar static net or any fishing gear incorporating hooks within that part of ICES division VIIa enclosed by:

• the east coast of Ireland and the east coast of Northern Ireland, and

• straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates:

  • a point on the east coast of the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland at 54°30′ N,

  • 54°30′ N, 04°50′ W,

  • 53°15′ N, 04°50′ W,

  • a point on the east coast of Ireland at 53°15′ N.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, within the area and time period referred to in that paragraph:

(a) the use of demersal otter trawls shall be permitted, provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on board and that such nets:

• (a) are of the mesh size ranges 70-79 millimetres or 80-99 millimetres,

• are of only one of the permitted mesh size ranges,

• incorporate no individual mesh, irrespective of its position within the net, with a mesh size greater than 300 millimetres, and

• are deployed only within an area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:

  • 53°30′ N, 05°30′ W

  • 53°30′ N, 05°20′ W

  • 54°20′ N, 04°50′ W

  • 54°30′ N, 05°10′ W

  • 54°30′ N, 05°20′ W

  • 54°00′ N, 05°50′ W

  • 54°00′ N, 06°10′ W

  • 53°45′ N, 06°10′ W

  • 53°45′ N, 05°30′ W

  • 53°30′ N, 05°30′ W;

(b) the use of any demersal trawl, seine or similar towed net with a separator panel or a sorting grid shall be permitted, provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on board and that such nets:

• (b) comply with the conditions laid down in point (a),

• in the case of a separator panel, are constructed in conformity with the technical details provided in the Annex of Council Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 of 12 February 2002 establishing measures to be applicable in 2002 for the recovery of the stock of cod in the Irish Sea (ICES) division VIIa) (1) , and

• in the case of sorting grids, are in accordance with points 2 to 5 of Annex XIVa to this Regulation;

(c) the use of demersal trawl, seine or similar towed net with a separator panel or a sorting grid shall also be permitted within an area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:

• (c) 53°45′ N, 06°00′ W

• 53°45′ N, 05°30′ W

• 53°30′ N, 05°30′ W

• 53°30′ N, 06°00′ W

• 53°45′ N, 06°00′ W.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption.

Article 34b U.K. Use of gillnets in ICES divisions IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VIIb, c, j, k and ICES sub-areas VIII, IX, X and XII east of 27° W

1. Union vessels shall not deploy bottom set gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets at any position where the charted depth is greater than 200 metres in ICES divisions IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and ICES sub-areas VIII, IX and X and XII east of 27° W.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, it shall be permitted to use the following gears:

(a) Gillnets in ICES divisions IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and ICES sub-area XII east of 27° W with a mesh size equal to or greater than 120 millimetres and less than 150 millimetres, gillnets in ICES divisions VIIIa, b, d and ICES sub-area X with a mesh size equal to or greater than 100 millimetres and less than 130 millimetres and gillnets in ICES divisions VIIIc and ICES sub-area IX with a mesh size equal to or greater than 80 millimetres and less than 110 millimetres, provided that:

• (a) they are deployed in waters with a charted depth of less than 600 metres,

• they are no more than 100 meshes deep, and have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,5,

• they are rigged with floats or equivalent flotation,

• they each have a maximum length of 5 nautical miles, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time does not exceed 25 km per vessel,

• the maximum soak time is 24 hours;

(b) Entangling nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 250 millimetres, provided that:

• (b) they are deployed in waters with a charted depth of less than 600 metres,

• they are no more than 15 meshes deep, and have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,33,

• they are not rigged with floats or other means of floatation,

• they each have a maximum length of 10 km, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time does not exceed 100 km per vessel,

• the maximum soak time is 72 hours;

(c) Gillnets in ICES divisions IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VIIb, c, j, k and ICES sub-area XII east of 27° W with a mesh size equal to or greater than 100 millimetres and less than 130 millimetres, provided that:

• (c) they are deployed in waters with a charted depth of more than 200 metres and less than 600 metres,

• they are no more than 100 meshes deep, and have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,5,

• they are rigged with floats or equivalent floatation,

• they each have a maximum length of 4 nautical miles, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time does not exceed 20 km per vessel,

• the maximum soak time is 24 hours,

• no less than 85 % of the retained catch by weight is hake,

• the number of vessels participating in the fishery does not rise above the level recorded in 2008,

• prior to leaving port the master of the vessel participating in this fishery records in the log-book, the quantity and total length of gear carried on board the vessel. At least 15 % of departures shall be subject to inspection,

• as verified in the Union logbook for that trip at the time of landing the master of the vessel has on board 90 % of the gear, and

• the quantity of all species caught greater than 50 kg, including all quantities discarded greater than 50 kg, is recorded in the Union logbook;

(d) Trammel nets in ICES sub-area IX with a mesh size equal to or greater than 220 millimetres, provided that:

• (d) they are deployed in waters with a charted depth of less than 600 metres,

• they are no more than 30 meshes deep, and have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,44,

• they are not rigged with floats or other means of floatation,

• they each have a maximum length of 5 km, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time does not exceed 20 km per vessel,

• the maximum soak time is 72 hours.

3. However, this derogation shall not apply in the NEAFC Regulatory Area.

4. All vessels deploying bottom set gillnets, entangling or trammel nets at any position where the charted depth is greater than 200 metres in ICES divisions IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and ICES sub-areas XII east of 27° W, VIII, IX and X, shall be issued with a fishing authorisation in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

5. Only one of the types of gear described in paragraph 2(a), (b) or (d) shall be retained on board the vessel at any one time. Vessels may carry on board nets with a total length that is 20 % greater than the maximum length of the fleets that may be deployed at any one time.

6. The master of a vessel with a fishing authorisation referred to in paragraph 4 shall record in the logbook the amount and lengths of gear carried by a vessel before it leaves port and when it returns to port, and shall account for any discrepancy between the two quantities.

7. The competent authorities shall have the right to remove unattended gear at sea in ICES divisions IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and ICES sub-areas XII east of 27° W, VIII, IX and X, in the following situations:

(a) the gear is not properly marked;

(b) the buoy markings or VMS data indicate that the owner has not been located at a distance less than 100 nautical miles from the gear for more than 120 hours;

(c) the gear is deployed in waters with a charted depth greater than that which is permitted;

(d) the gear is of an illegal mesh size.

8. The master of a vessel with a fishing authorisation referred to in paragraph 4 shall record in the logbook the following information during each fishing trip:

• the mesh size of the net deployed,

• the nominal length of one net,

• the number of nets in a fleet,

• the total number of fleets deployed,

• the position of each fleet deployed,

• the depth of each fleet deployed,

• the soak time of each fleet deployed,

• the quantity of any gear lost, its last known position and date of loss.

9. Vessels fishing with a fishing authorisation referred to in paragraph 4 shall only be permitted to land in the ports designated by the Member States pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 2347/2002.

10. The quantity of sharks retained on board by any vessel using the gear type described in paragraph 2(b) and (d) shall be no more than 5 %, by live-weight, of the total quantity of marine organisms retained on board.

11. After consulting STECF, the Commission may adopt implementing acts excluding specific fisheries of a Member State, in ICES sub-areas VIII, IX and X, from the application of paragraphs 1 to 9, where information provided by Member States shows that those fisheries result in a very low level of shark by-catches and of discards.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption.

Article 34c U.K. Condition for fisheries using certain towed gears authorised in the Bay of Biscay

1. By way of derogation from the provisions laid down in Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 of 19 March 2002 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of the stock of hake in ICES sub-areas III, IV, V, VI and VII and ICES divisions VIIIa, b, d and e (2) , it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activity using trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, with the exception of beam trawls, with a mesh size range of 70-99 millimetres in the area defined in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 if the gear is fitted with a square mesh panel in accordance with Annex XIVb.

2. When fishing in ICES divisions VIII a and b, it shall be permitted to use a selective grid and its attachments in front of the codend and/or a square mesh panel with a mesh size equal to or more than 60 millimetres in the lower part of the extension piece in front of the codend. The provisions laid down in Article 4(1), Article 6 and Article 9(1) of this Regulation and in Article 3(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 shall not apply to the section of the trawl where those selective devices are inserted.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption.

Article 34d U.K. Measures for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats in the NEAFC Regulatory Area

1. It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gillnets and bottom set longlines, within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:

• Part of the Reykjanes Ridge:

  • 55°04.5327′ N, 36°49.0135′ W

  • 55°05.4804′ N, 35°58.9784′ W

  • 54°58.9914′ N, 34°41.3634′ W

  • 54°41.1841′ N, 34°00.0514′ W

  • 54°00′ N, 34°00′ W

  • 53°54.6406′ N, 34°49.9842′ W

  • 53°58.9668′ N, 36°39.1260′ W

  • 55°04.5327′ N, 36°49.0135′ W

• Northern MAR Area:

  • 59°45′ N, 33°30′ W

  • 57°30′ N, 27°30′ W

  • 56°45′ N, 28°30′ W

  • 59°15′ N, 34°30′ W

  • 59°45′ N, 33°30′ W

• Middle MAR Area (Charlie-Gibbs Fracture zone and Subpolar Frontal Region):

  • 53°30′ N, 38°00′ W

  • 53°30′ N, 36°49′ W

  • 55°04.5327′ N, 36°49′ W

  • 54°58.9914′ N, 34°41.3634′ W

  • 54°41.1841′ N, 34°00′ W

  • 53°30′ N, 30°00′ W

  • 51°30′ N, 28°00′ W

  • 49°00′ N, 26°30′ W

  • 49°00′ N, 30°30′ W

  • 51°30′ N, 32°00′ W

  • 51°30′ N, 38°00′ W

  • 53°30′ N, 38°00′ W

• Southern MAR Area:

  • 44°30′ N, 30°30′ W

  • 44°30′ N, 27°00′ W

  • 43°15′ N, 27°15′ W

  • 43°15′ N, 31°00′ W

  • 44°30′ N, 30°30′ W

• The Altair Seamounts:

  • 45°00′ N, 34°35′ W

  • 45°00′ N, 33°45′ W

  • 44°25′ N, 33°45′ W

  • 44°25′ N, 34°35′ W

  • 45°00′ N, 34°35′ W

• The Antialtair Seamounts:

  • 43°45′ N, 22°50′ W

  • 43°45′ N, 22°05′ W

  • 43°25′ N, 22°05′ W

  • 43°25′ N, 22°50′ W

  • 43°45′ N, 22°50′ W

• Hatton Bank:

  • 59°26′ N, 14°30′ W

  • 59°12′ N, 15°08′ W

  • 59°01′ N, 17°00′ W

  • 58°50′ N, 17°38′ W

  • 58°30′ N, 17°52′ W

  • 58°30′ N, 18°22′ W

  • 58°03′ N, 18°22′ W

  • 58°03′ N, 17°30′ W

  • 57°55′ N, 17°30′ W

  • 57°45′ N, 19°15′ W

  • 58°11.15′ N, 18°57.51′ W

  • 58°11.57′ N, 19°11.97′ W

  • 58°27.75′ N, 19°11.65′ W

  • 58°39.09′ N, 19°14.28′ W

  • 58°38.11′ N, 19°01.29′ W

  • 58°53.14′ N, 18°43.54′ W

  • 59°00.29′ N, 18°01.31′ W

  • 59°08.01′ N, 17°49.31′ W

  • 59°08.75′ N, 18°01.47′ W

  • 59°15.16′ N, 18°01.56′ W

  • 59°24.17′ N, 17°31.22′ W

  • 59°21.77′ N, 17°15.36′ W

  • 59°26.91′ N, 17°01.66′ W

  • 59°42.69′ N, 16°45.96′ W

  • 59°20.97′ N, 15°44.75′ W

  • 59°21′ N, 15°40′ W

  • 59°26′ N, 14°30′ W

• North-West Rockall:

  • 57°00′ N, 14°53′ W

  • 57°37′ N, 14°42′ W

  • 57°55′ N, 14°24′ W

  • 58°15′ N, 13°50′ W

  • 57°57′ N, 13°09′ W

  • 57°50′ N, 13°14′ W

  • 57°57′ N, 13°45′ W

  • 57°49′ N, 14°06′ W

  • 57°29′ N, 14°19′ W

  • 57°22′ N, 14°19′ W

  • 57°00′ N, 14°34′ W

  • 56°56′ N, 14°36′ W

  • 56°56′ N, 14°51′ W

  • 57°00′ N, 14°53′ W

• South-West Rockall (Empress of Britain Bank):

  • 56°24′ N, 15°37′ W

  • 56°21′ N, 14°58′ W

  • 56°04′ N, 15°10′ W

  • 55°51′ N, 15°37′ W

  • 56°10′ N, 15°52′ W

  • 56°24′ N, 15°37′ W

• Logachev Mound:

  • 55°17′ N, 16°10′ W

  • 55°34′ N, 15°07′ W

  • 55°50′ N, 15°15′ W

  • 55°33′ N, 16°16′ W

  • 55°17′ N, 16°10′ W

• West Rockall Mound:

  • 57°20′ N, 16°30′ W

  • 57°05′ N, 15°58′ W

  • 56°21′ N, 17°17′ W

  • 56°40′ N, 17°50′ W

  • 57°20′ N, 16°30′ W

2. Where, in the course of fishing operations in new and existing bottom fishing areas within the NEAFC Regulatory Area, the quantity of live coral or live sponge caught per gear set exceeds 60 kg of live coral and/or 800 kg of live sponge, the vessel shall inform its flag State, cease fishing and move at least 2 nautical miles away from the position that the evidence suggests is closest to the exact location where this catch was made.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption.

Article 34e U.K. Measures for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats in ICES divisions VIIc, j and k

1. It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gillnets and bottom set longlines, within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

• Belgica Mound Province:

  • 51°29.4′ N, 11°51.6′ W

  • 51°32.4′ N, 11°41.4′ W

  • 51°15.6′ N, 11°33.0′ W

  • 51°13.8′ N, 11°44.4′ W

  • 51°29.4′ N, 11°51.6′ W

• Hovland Mound Province:

  • 52°16.2′ N, 13°12.6′ W

  • 52°24.0′ N, 12°58.2′ W

  • 52°16.8′ N, 12°54.0′ W

  • 52°16.8′ N, 12°29.4′ W

  • 52°04.2′ N, 12°29.4′ W

  • 52°04.2′ N, 12°52.8′ W

  • 52°09.0′ N, 12°56.4′ W

  • 52°09.0′ N, 13°10.8′ W

  • 52°16.2′ N, 13°12.6′ W

• North-West Porcupine Bank Area I:

  • 53°30.6′ N, 14°32.4′ W

  • 53°35.4′ N, 14°27.6′ W

  • 53°40.8′ N, 14°15.6′ W

  • 53°34.2′ N, 14°11.4′ W

  • 53°31.8′ N, 14°14.4′ W

  • 53°24.0′ N, 14°28.8′ W

  • 53°30.6′ N, 14°32.4′ W

• North-West Porcupine Bank Area II:

  • 53°43.2′ N, 14°10.8′ W

  • 53°51.6′ N, 13°53.4′ W

  • 53°45.6′ N, 13°49.8′ W

  • 53°36.6′ N, 14°07.2′ W

  • 53°43.2′ N, 14°10.8′ W

• South-West Porcupine Bank:

  • 51°54.6′ N, 15°07.2′ W

  • 51°54.6′ N, 14°55.2′ W

  • 51°42.0′ N, 14°55.2′ W

  • 51°42.0′ N, 15°10.2′ W

  • 51°49.2′ N, 15°06.0′ W

  • 51°54.6′ N, 15°07.2′ W

2. All pelagic vessels fishing in the areas for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be on a list of authorised vessels and be issued with a fishing authorisation in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Vessels included in the list of authorised vessels shall carry on board exclusively pelagic gear.

3. Pelagic vessels intending to fish in an area for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats as set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall give four hours advance notification of their intention to enter an area for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats to the Irish Fisheries Monitoring Centre (FMC) as defined in Article 4(15) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. They shall at the same time notify quantities of fish retained on board.

4. Pelagic vessels fishing in an area for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats as set out in paragraph 1 shall have an operational, fully functioning secure Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) which complies fully with the respective rules when present in an area for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats.

5. Pelagic vessels fishing in an area for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats as set out in paragraph 1 shall make VMS reports every hour.

6. Pelagic vessels who have concluded fishing in an area for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats as set out in paragraph 1 shall inform the Irish FMC on departure from the area. They shall at the same time notify quantities of fish retained on board.

7. Fishing for pelagic species in an area for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats as set out in paragraph 1 shall be restricted to having onboard or fishing with nets with a mesh size in the range of 16-31 millimetres or 32-54 millimetres.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption.

Article 34f U.K. Measures for the protection of a vulnerable deep-sea habitat in ICES division VIIIc

1. It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gillnets and bottom set longlines, within the area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:

El Cachucho:

• 44°12′ N, 05°16′ W

• 44°12′ N, 04°26′ W

• 43°53′ N, 04°26′ W

• 43°53′ N, 05°16′ W

• 44°12′ N, 05°16′ W

2. By way of derogation from the prohibition set out in the paragraph 1, vessels that conducted fisheries with bottom set longlines in 2006, 2007 and 2008 targeting greater forkbeard may obtain from their fishing authorities a fishing authorisation in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 that allows them to continue conducting that fishery in the area south of 44°00.00′ N. All vessels having obtained this fishing authorisation shall, regardless of their overall length, have in use an operational, fully functioning secure VMS which complies with the respective rules, when conducting fisheries in the area set out in paragraph 1.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption.

[F6 Article 34g U.K. Restrictions on fishing activities in the 24-mile zone around Mayotte

Vessels shall be prohibited from using any purse-seine on tuna and tuna-like schools of fish inside the area within 24 miles of the coasts of Mayotte, as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, measured from the baselines from which territorial waters are measured.]

Textual Amendments

F6 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1385/2013 of 17 December 2013 amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98 and (EC) No 1224/2009, and Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009, (EU) No 1379/2013 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, following the amendment of the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union.

(1)

[F1 OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 1 .

(2)

OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 8 .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption.