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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2440 of 22 October 2015 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea and in Union waters of ICES Division IIa

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ANNEX Fisheries subject to the landing obligation

a

Gear codes used in this Table refer to those codes in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common fisheries policy.

b

For the vessels whose LOA is less than 10 metres gear codes used in this table refer to the codes from the FAO gear classification.

c

Vessels are considered as saithe targeting if, when using trawls with mesh size ≥ 100 mm, they have had annual average landings of saithe of ≥ 50 % of all landings by the vessel taken in both EU and third country zone of the North Sea over the period of x-4 to x-2 where x is the year of application; i.e. 2012-2014 for 2016 and 2013-2015 for 2017.

d

Except in ICES division IIIa when fishing with trawls with a mesh size of at least 90 mm equipped with a top panel of at least 270 mm mesh size (diamond mesh) or at least 140 mm mesh size (square mesh) or 120 mm square mesh panel placed 6 to 9 meters from the cod-end.

Fishing geara bMesh sizeSpecies concerned

Trawls:

OTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TMS, TM, TX, SDN, SSC, SPR, TB, SX, SV

> 100 mm

All catches of saithe (if caught by a saithe targeting vesselc), plaice and haddock.

All by-catches of Northern prawn.

Trawls:

OTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TMS, TM, TX, SDN, SSC, SPR, TB, SX, SV

In ICES Subarea IV and in Union waters of ICES Division IIa:

80-99 mm

In all areas, all catches of Norway lobster and common soled.

All by-catches of Northern prawn.

In ICES Division IIIa: all catches of haddock.

In ICES Division IIIa: 70-99 mm

Trawls:

OTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TMS, TM, TX, SDN, SSC, SPR, TB, SX, SV

32-69 mmAll catches of Northern prawn.

Beam trawls:

TBB

> 120 mm

All catches of plaice.

All by-catches of Northern prawn.

Beam trawls:

TBB

80-119 mm

All catches of common sole.

Any by-catches of Northern prawn.

Gillnets, trammel nets and entangling nets:

GN, GNS, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN, GNF

All catches of common sole.

All by-catches of Northern prawn.

Hooks and lines:

LLS, LLD, LL, LTL, LX, LHP, LHM

All catches of hake.

All by-catches of Northern prawn.

Traps:

FPO, FIX, FYK, FPN

All catches of Norway lobster.

All by-catches of Northern prawn.

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