[X1ANNEX II U.K. Requirements relating to the characteristics of fishing gear
Editorial Information
X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (Official Journal of the European Union L 409 of 30 December 2006).
Definitions U.K.
For the purposes of this Annex:
the length of nets shall be defined by the length of the float line. The length of bottom-set and drifting nets may be also defined on the basis of the weight or volume of its mass;
the drop of nets shall be defined as the sum of the height of the meshes (including knots) when wet and stretched perpendicular to the float line.
1. Dredges U.K.
The maximum breadth of dredges shall be 3 m, except in the case of dredges for sponge fishing.
2. Surrounding nets (purse seines and seines without purse lines) U.K.
[X2The length of net shall be restricted to] 800 m and the drop to 120 m, except in the case of tuna seines.
Editorial Information
X2 Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (Official Journal of the European Union L 409 of 30 December 2006 — corrected version in Official Journal of the European Union L 36 of 8 February 2007).
3. Bottom-set nets U.K.
3.1. Trammel nets and bottom-set gillnets U.K.
The maximum drop of a trammel net shall not exceed 4 m.
The maximum drop of a bottom-set gillnet shall not exceed 10 m.
It shall be prohibited to have on board or set more than 6 000 m of trammel net, bottom-set gillnet per vessel, taking into account that, as from January 2008, in the case of a single fisherman, such nets may not exceed 4 000 metres, to which a further 1 000 metres may be added for a second fisherman and another 1 000 metres for a third one. Until 31 December 2007 such nets shall not exceed 5 000 metres in the case of single or a second fisherman and 6 000 metres for a third one.
Monofilament or twine diameter of the bottom-set gillnet shall not exceed 0,5 mm.
By way of derogation from paragraph 2, a bottom-set gillnet of maximum length shorter than 500 m may have a maximum drop up to 30 m. It shall be prohibited to have on board or set more than 500 m of bottom-set gillnet when it exceeds the drop limit of 10 m as established in paragraph 2.
3.2. Combined bottom-set nets (trammel nets plus gillnets) U.K.
The maximum drop of a combined bottom-set net shall not exceed 10 m.
It shall be prohibited to have on board or set more than 2 500 m of combined nets per vessel.
Monofilament or twine diameter of the gillnet shall not exceed 0,5 mm.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a combined bottom-set net of maximum length of 500 m may have a maximum drop of 30 m. It shall be prohibited to have on board or set more than 500 m of combined bottom-set when it exceeds the drop limit of 10 m as established in paragraph 1.
4. Bottom-set longline U.K.
1. It shall be prohibited to have on board or set more than 1 000 hooks per person on board within the overall limit of 5 000 hooks per vessel. U.K.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 each vessel undertaking fishing trips longer than three days may have on board a maximum number of 7 000 hooks. U.K.
5. Traps for deep-water crustacean fishery U.K.
It shall be prohibited to have on board or set more than 250 traps per vessel.
6. Surface-set longline (floating) U.K.
It shall be prohibited to have on board or set more than:
2 000 hooks per vessel for vessels targeting bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus ) where this species account for at least 70 % of the catch in live weight after sorting;
3 500 hooks for vessels targeting swordfish ( Xyphias gladius ) where this species account for at least 70 % of the catch in live weight after sorting;
5 000 hooks per vessel for vessels targeting albacore ( Thunnus alalunga ) where this species account for at least 70 % of the catch in live weight after sorting;
By way of derogation from subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 each vessel undertaking fishing trips longer than two days may have on board an equivalent number of spare hooks.
7. Trawl nets U.K.
Technical specifications limiting the maximum dimension of floatline, groundrope, circumference or perimeter of trawl nets along with the maximum number of nets in multi-rig trawl nets shall be adopted, by October 2007, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of this Regulation.]