Appendix 3 to Annex III
Towed Gears: Skagerrak and Kattegat
Mesh size ranges, target species and required catch percentages applicable to the use of a single mesh size range
Species | Mesh size range (millimetres) | |||||||
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< 16 | 16-31 | 32-69 | 35-69 | 70-89240 | ≥ 90 | |||
Minimum percentage of target species | ||||||||
50 %241 | 50 %241 | 20 %241 | 50 %241 | 20 %241 | 20 %242 | 30 %243 | none | |
Sandeel (Ammodytidae)238 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Sandeel (Ammodytidae)239 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Greater weever (Trachinus draco)236 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Molluscs (except Sepia)236 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Garfish (Belone belone)236 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Gray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)236 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Argentine (Argentina spp.) | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Eel (Anguilla, anguilla) | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus)237 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Mackerel (Scomber spp.) | x | x | x | |||||
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) | x | x | x | |||||
Herring (Clupea harengus) | x | x | x | |||||
Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) | x | x | x | |||||
Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp. Palaemon adspersus)236 | x | x | x | |||||
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) | x | x | ||||||
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) | x | x | ||||||
All other marine organisms | x | |||||||
Only within four miles from the baselines. | ||||||||
Outside four miles from the baselines. | ||||||||
From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat. | ||||||||
From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat. | ||||||||
When applying this mesh size range the codend and the extension piece shall be constructed of square meshed netting with a sorting grid. | ||||||||
The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster. | ||||||||
The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster. | ||||||||
The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe and lobster. |