Council Regulation (EC) N o 1967/2006Show full title

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

[X1ANNEX III U.K. [F1Minimum conservation reference sizes]

a

Anchovy: Member States may convert the [F1minimum conservation reference size] into 110 specimens per kg;

b

Sardine: Member States may convert the [F1minimum conservation reference size] into 55 specimens per kg;

c

Hake: Nevertheless, until 31 December 2008 a margin of tolerance of 15 % of weight will be permitted for hake between 15 and 20 cm. This tolerance limit shall be complied with by both individual vessels, at sea or at the place of landing, and at the markets of first sale after landing. This limit shall also be complied with in any subsequent commercial transaction at national and international level.

TL = total length; CL = carapace length.]

Scientific name Common name [F1Minimum conservation reference size]

1. Fishes

Dicentrarchus labrax Sea bass 25 cm
Diplodus annularis Annular sea bream 12 cm
Diplodus puntazzo Sharpsnout sea bream 18 cm
Diplodus sargus White sea bream 23 cm
Diplodus vulgaris Two-banded sea bream 18 cm
Engraulis encrasicolus a European anchovy 9 cm
Epinephelus spp. Groupers 45 cm
Lithognathus mormyrus Stripped sea bream 20 cm
Merluccius merluccius c Hake 20 cm
Mullus spp. Red mullet 11 cm
Pagellus acarne Spanish sea bream 17 cm
Pagellus bogaraveo Red sea bream 33 cm
Pagellus erythrinus Common pandora 15 cm
Pagrus pagrus Common sea bream 18 cm
Polyprion americanus Wreckfish 45 cm
Sardina pilchardus b European sardine 11 cm
Scomber spp. Mackerel 18 cm
Solea vulgaris Common sole 20 cm
Sparus aurata Gilt-head sea bream 20 cm
Trachurus spp. Horse mackerel, scad 15 cm

2. Crustaceans

Homarus gammarus Lobster 300 mm TL105 mm CL
Nephrops norvegicus Norway lobster 20 mm CL70 mm TL
Palinuridae Crawfish 90 mm CL
Parapenaeus longirostris Deep-water rose shrimp 20 mm CL

3. Mollusc bivalves

Pecten jacobeus Scallop 10 cm
Venerupis spp. Carpet clams 25 mm
Venus spp. Venus shells 25 mm