Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
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
5.Restrictions on fishing for flounder and turbotU.K.
5.1.The retention on board of the following species of fish shall be prohibited where they are caught within the geographical areas and during the periods mentioned below:U.K.
| Species | Geographical Areas | Period |
|---|
| Flounder | Sub-divisions 26-29 south of 59° 30′ N | 15 February to 15 May |
| Subdivision 32 | 15 February to 31 May |
| Turbot | Sub-divisions 25, 26 and 28 south of 56° 50′ N | 1 June to 31 July |
5.2.Directed fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gear with a codend mesh size equal to or greater than 90 mm or with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 90 mm shall be prohibited. 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 during the periods referred to in point 6.1.U.K.
