[F1Article 16a U.K. Area restriction on fishing
1. It shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity from 1 May to 31 October within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured in accordance with the WGS84 coordinate system:
(a) Area 1:
(a) 55° 45′ N, 15° 30′ E
55° 45′ N, 16° 30′ E
55° 00′ N, 16° 30′ E
55° 00′ N, 16° 00′ E
55° 15′ N, 16° 00′ E
55° 15′ N, 15° 30′ E
55° 45′ N, 15° 30′ E
(b) Area 2:
(b) 55° 00′ N, 19° 14′ E
54° 48′ N, 19° 20′ E
54° 45′ N, 19° 19′ E
54° 45′ N, 18° 55′ E
55° 00′ N, 19° 14′ E
(c) Area 3:
(c) 56° 13′ N, 18° 27′ E
56° 13′ N, 19° 31′ E
55° 59′ N, 19° 13′ E
56° 03′ N, 19° 06′ E
56° 00′ N, 18° 51′ E
55° 47′ N, 18° 57′ E
55° 30′ N, 18° 34′ E
56° 13′ N, 18° 27′ E.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, fishing with gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets of a mesh size equal to or larger than 157 mm or with drifting lines shall be permitted. No other gear shall be kept on board.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007.