Council regulation (EC) No 1434/98 (repealed)Show full title

Council regulation (EC) No 1434/98 of 29 June 1998 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption (repealed)

Article 2U.K.

1.Herring caught when fishing:

  • in Regions 1 and 2 with nets of minimum mesh size less than 32 mm or,

  • in Region 3 with nets of minimum mesh size less than 40 mm,

may not be retained on board unless such catches:

(i)

are taken within ICES Sub-area IV, consist of a mixture of herring and other species, are not sorted and the herring does not exceed 20 % by weight of the total combined weight of herring and other species caught by such gears and retained on board or;

(ii)

are taken within ICES Division IIIa, consist of a mixture only of sprat and herring, are not sorted and the herring does not exceed 10 % by weight of the total combined weight of herring and sprat caught by such gears and retained on board or;

(iii)

are taken within ICES Division IIIa, consist of a mixture of herring and other species whether or not including sprat, are not sorted and the herring does not exceed 5 % by weight of the total combined weight of the herring and other species caught by such gears and retained on board or;

(iv)

are taken outside ICES Sub-area IV or ICES Division IIIa, consist of a mixture of herring and other species, are not sorted and the herring does not exceed 10 % by weight of the total combined weight of herring and other species caught by such gears and retained on board.

[F11a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to herring caught in ICES division IIIa, sub-area IV, division VIId and EU waters of ICES division IIa.]

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