TITLE IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION VESSELS
CHAPTER I General provisions
Article 11Closed fishing seasons
1.
It shall be prohibited to fish or retain on board any of the following species in the Porcupine Bank during the period from 1 May to 31 May 2014: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock, whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and rays, common sole, tusk, blue ling, ling and spurdog.
For the purposes of this paragraph, the Porcupine Bank shall comprise the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
Point | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|
1 | 52° 27′ N | 12° 19′ W |
2 | 52° 40′ N | 12° 30′ W |
3 | 52° 47′ N | 12° 39,600′ W |
4 | 52° 47′ N | 12° 56′ W |
5 | 52° 13,5′ N | 13° 53,830′ W |
6 | 51° 22′ N | 14° 24′ W |
7 | 51° 22′ N | 14° 03′ W |
8 | 52° 10′ N | 13° 25′ W |
9 | 52° 32′ N | 13° 07,500′ W |
10 | 52° 43′ N | 12° 55′ W |
11 | 52° 43′ N | 12° 43′ W |
12 | 52° 38,800′ N | 12° 37′ W |
13 | 52° 27′ N | 12° 23′ W |
14 | 52° 27′ N | 12° 19′ W |
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, transit through the Porcupine Bank while carrying on board the species referred to in that paragraph, shall be permitted in accordance with Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
2.
Commercial fishing for sandeel with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV from 1 January to 31 March 2014 and from 1 August to 31 December 2014.
The prohibition set out in the first subparagraph shall also apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel in Union waters of ICES subarea IV unless otherwise specified.