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Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required
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Towed nets without an exit window shall be prohibited.
By way of derogation from the provisions of special selectivity devices in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 88/98, the provisions in Appendix 1 to this Annex shall apply.
When a towed net with exit windows is used, no other type of gear shall be kept on board.
By way of derogation from the provisions of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 88/98, the minimum mesh size for gillnets shall be 110 mm.
The nets shall not exceed a maximum length of 12 km for vessels with an overall length of up to and including 12 m.
The nets shall not exceed a maximum length of 24 km for vessels with an overall length of more than 12 m.
The soaking time of the nets shall not exceed 48 hours counting from the time the nets are first put in the water to the time when the nets are fully recovered on board the fishing vessel.
By way of derogation from the provisions laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 88/98, the minimum size for cod shall be 38 cm.
Fishing for cod shall be prohibited in Sub-divisions 22-24 from 1 March 2005 to 30 April 2005 inclusive, and in Sub-divisions 25-32 from 1 May 2005 to 15 September 2005 inclusive.
It shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:
Area 1:
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
Area 2:
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
Area 3:
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
Special conditions for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea.
National control action programmes to be drawn up by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden.
Additional measures for monitoring, control and inspection.
Joint surveillance and exchange of inspectors.
to record each entry into, and exit from port in a computer readable form;
to record each entry into, and exit from areas closed for cod fishing in the Baltic Sea.
Vessels included in the list shall satisfy the following conditions:
the total engine power (kW) of the vessels within the lists must not exceed that observed for each Member State in the years 2000-2001 in the Gulf of Riga;
the engine power of a vessel must not exceed 221 kilowatts (kW) at any time.
such replacement will not lead to an increase in the total engine power as indicated in point 7.1.2 (a) in the Member State concerned, and
the engine power of any replacement vessel does not exceed 221 kW at any time.
the replacement of an engine does not lead to the vessel’s engine power exceeding 221 kW at any time, and
the power of the replacement engine is not such that replacement will lead to an increase in the total engine power as indicated in point 7.1.2 (a) for the Member State concerned.
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