Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (c. 44)

TITLE II U.K. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS

CHAPTER III U.K. Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Section 4 U.K. SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 27 U.K. Bottom fisheries

Member States with a track record in bottom fishing effort or catch in the SPRFMO Convention Area over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall limit their effort or catch to:

(a)

the average level of catches or effort parameters over that period; and

(b)

only those parts of the SPRFMO Convention Area where bottom fisheries has occurred in any previous fishing season.