ANNEX IIIU.K. TRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL MEASURES

A. Restrictions on fishing for flounder and turbot U.K.

1.The retention on board of the following species of fish which are caught within the geographical areas and during the periods mentioned below shall be prohibited:U.K.

SpeciesGeographical areaPeriod
Flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Subdivisions 26, 27, 28 and 29 south of 59°30′N

Subdivision 32

15 February to 15 May

15 February to 31 May

Turbot (Psetta maxima)Subdivisions 25, 26 and 28 south of 56°50′N1 June to 31 July

2.By way of derogation from point 1, when fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gears with a mesh size equal to or greater then 105 mm or with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm, by-catches of flounder and turbot may be retained on board and landed within a limit of 10 % by live weight of the total catch retained on board and landed during the periods of prohibition referred to in point 1.U.K.

B. Specifications of top window codend BACOMA U.K.

1.By way of derogation from point 1(e)(i) of Appendix 1 to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005, the meshes shall have a minimum mesh opening of 120 mm from 1 January in subdivisions 22-24 and from 1 March in subdivisions 25-32.U.K.

2.By way of derogation from point 1(d)(ii) of Appendix 1 to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005, the length of the window shall be at least 5,5 m from 1 January in subdivisions 22-24 and from 1 March in subdivisions 25-32.U.K.

3.By way of derogation from point 2 the length of the window shall be at least 6 m, if a sensor dedicated to the measurement of the volume of the catches is attached to the window from 1 January in subdivisions 22-24 and from 1 March in subdivisions 25-32.U.K.

C. Specifications of T90 trawl U.K.

By way of derogation from point (b) of Appendix 2 to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005, the mesh size for meshes shall be at least 120 mm from 1 January in subdivisions 22-24 and from 1 March in subdivisions 25-32.