- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As adopted by EU)
Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005
When the UK left the EU, legislation.gov.uk published EU legislation that had been published by the EU up to IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.). On legislation.gov.uk, these items of legislation are kept up-to-date with any amendments made by the UK since then.
Legislation.gov.uk publishes the UK version. EUR-Lex publishes the EU version. The EU Exit Web Archive holds a snapshot of EUR-Lex’s version from IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.).
This is the original version as it was originally adopted in the EU.
This legislation may since have been updated - see the latest available (revised) version
a No minimum conservation reference size shall apply to horse mackerel (Trachurus pictaratus) caught in waters adjacent to the Azores islands and under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal. | |
b In ICES sub-area 9 and CECAF area 34.1.2 a minimum conservation reference size of 9 cm shall apply. | |
c In all waters in that part of the eastern central Atlantic comprising divisions 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.1.3 and sub-area 34.2.0 of fishing zone 34 of the CECAF region, a gutted weight of 450 g shall apply. | |
d In Union waters in ICES sub-areas 8 and 9 a minimum conservation reference size of 130 mm shall apply. | |
e For edible crabs caught in pots or creels, a maximum of 1 % by weight of the total catch of edible crab may consist of detached claws. For edible crabs caught with any other fishing gear, a maximum of 75 kg of detached crab claws may be landed. | |
f By way of derogation from Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the minimum conservation reference sizes of sardine, anchovy, herring, horse mackerel and mackerel shall not apply within a limit of 10 % by live weight of the total catches retained on board of each of those species. The percentage of sardine, anchovy, herring, horse mackerel or mackerel below the minimum conservation reference size shall be calculated as the proportion by live weight of all marine organisms on board after sorting or on landing. The percentage may be calculated on the basis of one or more representative samples. The limit of 10 % shall not be exceeded during transhipment, landing, transportation, storage, display or sale. | |
g No more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 15 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the catches shall be 1,20. These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation. | |
Species | Whole area |
---|---|
Cod (Gadus morhua) | 35 cm |
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | 30 cm |
Saithe (Pollachius virens) | 35 cm |
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) | 30 cm |
Hake (Merluccius merluccius) | 27 cm |
Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) | 20 cm |
Sole (Solea spp.) | 24 cm |
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) | 27 cm |
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) | 27 cm |
Ling (Molva molva) | 63 cm |
Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) | 70 cm |
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) | Total length 70 mm, Carapace length 20 mm |
Norway Lobster tails | 37 mm |
Mackerel (Scomber spp.) | 20 cmf |
Herring (Clupea harengus) | 20 cmf |
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) | 15 cma f g |
Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) | 12 cm or 90 individuals per kgb f |
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) | 36 cm |
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) | 11 cmf |
Red sea-bream (Pagellus bogaraveo) | 33 cm |
Lobster (Hommarus gammarus) | 87 mm |
Spinous spider crab (Maja squinado) | 120 mm |
Queen scallop (Chlamys spp.) | 40 mm |
Grooved carpetshell (Ruditapes decussatus) | 40 mm |
Carpetshell (Venerupis pullastra) | 38 mm |
Short-necked clam (Venerupis philippinarum) | 35 mm |
Clam (Venus verrucosa) | 40 mm |
Hard clam (Callista chione) | 6 cm |
Razor clam (Ensis spp.) | 10 cm |
Surf clams (Spisula solida) | 25 mm |
Donax clams (Donax spp.) | 25 mm |
Bean solen (Pharus legumen) | 65 mm |
Whelk (Buccinum undatum.) | 45 mm |
Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) | 750 gc |
Crawfish (Palinurus spp.) | 95 mm |
Deepwater rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) | 22 mm (carapace length) |
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) | 140 mmd e |
Scallop (Pecten maximus) | 100 mm |
the associated conditions set out in that table are complied with, and by-catches of hake do not exceed 20 % of the total catch in live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip; or
other selectivity modifications are used which have been assessed by STECF upon request of one or more Member States and approved by the Commission. Those selectivity modifications shall result in the same or better selectivity characteristics for hake as that of 70 mm, or 55 mm in ICES division 9a east of longitude 7°23′ 48″ W respectively.
Mesh Size | Geographical Areas | Conditions |
---|---|---|
At least 55mm | Whole area excluding ICES division 9a east of longitude 7°23′ 48″ W | Directed fishing for species not subject to catch limits and which are not covered elsewhere in the table Directed fishing for red sea bream Directed fishing for mackerel, horse mackerel and blue whiting with bottom trawls |
At least 35mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for wedge sole |
At least 55 mm | ICES division 9a west of longitude 7°23′ 48″ W | Directed fishing for crustaceans |
At least 16 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for small pelagic species which are not covered elsewhere in the table Directed fishing for shrimps (Palaemon serratus, Crangon crangon), and crab (Polybius henslowi) |
Less than 16 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for sandeel |
a A mesh size of less than 40 mm may be used for sardines. | ||
Mesh Size | Geographical Areas | Conditions |
---|---|---|
At least 80 mm | Whole area except ICES division 8c and ICES sub-area 9 | Directed fishing for sea bass, whiting, turbot, flounder and pollack |
At least 60 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for species not subject to catch limits and which are not covered elsewhere in the table |
At least 50 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for small pelagic speciesa which are not covered elsewhere in the table |
At least 40 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for red mullet, shrimps (Penaeus spp.), mantis shrimp, wedge sole and wrasse |
Fishing with any trawl, Danish seine or similar towed net shall be prohibited within the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:
from 1 October to 31 January in the following year:
43°46,5′ N, 07°54,4′ W
44°01,5′ N, 07°54,4′ W
43°25,0′ N, 09°12,0′ W
43°10,0′ N, 09°12,0′ W
from 1 December to the last day of February in the following year:
a point on the west coast of Portugal at 37°50′ N
37°50′ N, 09°08′ W
37°00′ N, 09°07′ W
a point on the west coast of Portugal at 37°00′ N
from 1 June to 31 August:
42°23′ N, 08°57′ W
42°00′ N, 08°57′ W
42°00′ N, 09°14′ W
42°04′ N, 09°14′ W
42°09′ N, 09°09′ W
42°12′ N, 09°09′ W
42°23′ N, 09°15′ W
42°23′ N, 08°57′ W
from 1 May to 31 August:
37°45′ N, 09°00′ W
38°10′ N, 09°00′ W
38°10′ N, 09°15′ W
37°45′ N, 09°20′ W
Bottom set gillnets used for directed fishing for hake of a mesh size of at least 80 mm in ICES division 8c and ICES sub-area 9 and 100 mm in all remaining areas and no more than 100 meshes deep, where the total length of all nets deployed does not exceed 25 km per vessel and the maximum soak time is 24 hours.
Entangling nets used for directed fishing for anglerfish of a mesh size of at least 250 mm and no more than 15 meshes deep, where the total length of all nets deployed does not exceed 100 km and the maximum soak time is 72 hours.
Trammel nets in ICES sub-area 9 used for directed fishing for anglerfish of a mesh size of at least 220 mm and no more than 30 meshes deep, where the total length of nets deployed does not exceed 20 km per vessel and the maximum soak time is 72 hours.
By way of derogation from the provisions laid down in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of the stock of hake in ICES sub-areas 3-7 and ICES Divisions 8a, 8b 8d and 8e, it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activity using trawls, Danish seines and similar gear, with the exception of beam trawls, with a mesh size range of 70-99 mm in the area defined in point (b) of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 if the gear is fitted with a 100 mm square mesh panel.
This provision is without prejudice to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002.
For directed fishing for Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), a square mesh panel of at least 100 mm or equivalent selectivity device shall be fitted when fishing in ICES divisions 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e. For directed fishing for sole with beam trawls, a panel with a mesh size of at least 180 mm fitted in the upper half of the anterior part of the net shall be fitted.
For directed fishing for anglerfish a mesh size of at least 220 mm shall be used.
The Whole Regulation you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As adopted by EU): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was first adopted in the EU. No changes have been applied to the text.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: