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Textual Amendments
Small pelagic fisheries in ICES IIIa (Skagerrak and Kattegat):
| a Bottom otter and bottom pair trawl with mesh size < 70 mm | ||
| b Mesh size 50 – 99 mm | ||
| Code | Pelagic fishing gear | Species targeted |
|---|---|---|
| OTM and PTM | Mid-water trawl and mid-water pair trawl | Herring, mackerel, blue whiting, horse mackerel, sprat (for human consumption) |
| PS | Purse seine | Herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, sprat (for human consumption) |
| OTB and PTB a | Bottom otter and bottom pair trawl | Herring, mackerel, sprat (for human consumption) |
| GNS and GND b | Gillnets anchored (set), and gillnets (drift) | Mackerel, herring |
| LLS, LHP | Set longlines, handlines and pole lines (hand operated) and handlines and pole lines (mechanised) | Mackerel |
| MIS | Miscellaneous gear, including traps, pots and pound nets | Mackerel, herring, sprat (for human consumption) |
Small pelagic fisheries in ICES IV (North Sea).
| a Mesh size 50 – 90 mm | ||
| Code | Pelagic fishing gear | Quota species targeted |
|---|---|---|
| OTM and PTM | Mid-water otter trawl and mid-water pair trawl (inc. TR3) | Herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, greater silver smelt, blue whiting, sprat (for human consumption) |
| PS | Purse seine | Herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, blue whiting |
| GNS and GND a | Gillnets anchored (set) and gillnets (drift) | Mackerel, herring |
| GTR | Trammel nets | Mackerel |
| LLS, LHP and LHM | Set longlines, handlines and pole lines (hand operated) and handlines and pole lines (mechanised) | Mackerel |
| MIS | Miscellaneous gear, including traps, pots and pound nets | Herring, sprat (for human consumption) |
Other vessels targeting small pelagic species referred to in Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 that are not covered by points 1 and 2 of this Annex.
Industrial fisheries in Union waters of ICES IIIa and IV:
| Code | Fishing gear | Quota species targeted |
|---|---|---|
| Any trawl | Trawl of mesh size less than 32 mm | Sand eel, sprat, Norway pout |
| PS | Purse seines | Sand eel, sprat, Norway pout] |